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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Hails Debutants After Manchester United Loss to Astana

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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised his trio of debutants, Di'Shon Bernard, Ethan Laird and Dylan Levitt, after Thursday's 2-1 UEFA Europa League defeat to Astana.

The teenaged trio all made their senior bows at the Astana Arena in Kazakhstan, where United fell to their first Europa League defeat of the season despite captain Jesse Lingard opening the scoring in the 10th minute.

Solskjaer put out a youthful side for the fixture with United already having booked their spot in the knockout rounds:

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A youthful line-up for Man Utd.