Old Trafford tour guide didn't know who young Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was. This would never happen with Erling Haaland MUFC
If Manchester United ever do manage to sign the sought after Erling Haaland, it’ll be a bit different to the last time they signed a young Norwegian striker.one, but his signing as a player in 1996 was anything but.Man United are long-term admirers of Haaland and would love to bring him to the Premier League but they face much competitionHe ended his Red Devils career with 126 goals, despite arriving as a complete unknown alternative to the great Alan Shearer – who joined Newcastle instead.
“I was nervous [before meeting Ferguson], because you’re afraid that you’re going to say something daft and he’s going to have a wrong first impression. I knew he’d not seen me play a game, so it was an important meeting for me. “He said: ‘Use the first six months in the Reserves, then after Christmas maybe we can integrate you into the first-team squad.’
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