Post by Scott on Jul 30, 2006 18:00:19 GMT
From Sky Sports:
After completing a decade of service with Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he is raring to go ahead of the new Premiership season.
The Norwegian striker, one of Old Trafford's most popular faces of recent times, begun his United career back in July 1996 and forever etched himself into Red Devils folklore by scoring the dramatic winning goal in the final of the 1999 UEFA Champions League against Bayern Munich.
However, the theme of his past three seasons under Sir Alex Ferguson has been one of despair and frustration thanks to a debilitating string of knee injuries.
Only during pre-season has the 33-year-old begun to feel at home in the shirt again, scoring his first goals for United since a 5-0 win over Panathinaikos in September 2003.
Solskjaer netted in a 2-1 friendly defeat at the hands of Preston North End on Saturday, and the striker is hoping his 11th season at the English giants marks his restoration to the United starting line-up.
"Ten years is a long time to spend at a club like United and it has gone very quickly indeed," said Solskjaer.
"I didn't know until someone told me earlier this week but when you think about it, I was twice the age of a few of my team-mates [against Preston].
"I am still enjoying every day, my knee is fine and I just want to play as much as I can."
After completing a decade of service with Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he is raring to go ahead of the new Premiership season.
The Norwegian striker, one of Old Trafford's most popular faces of recent times, begun his United career back in July 1996 and forever etched himself into Red Devils folklore by scoring the dramatic winning goal in the final of the 1999 UEFA Champions League against Bayern Munich.
However, the theme of his past three seasons under Sir Alex Ferguson has been one of despair and frustration thanks to a debilitating string of knee injuries.
Only during pre-season has the 33-year-old begun to feel at home in the shirt again, scoring his first goals for United since a 5-0 win over Panathinaikos in September 2003.
Solskjaer netted in a 2-1 friendly defeat at the hands of Preston North End on Saturday, and the striker is hoping his 11th season at the English giants marks his restoration to the United starting line-up.
"Ten years is a long time to spend at a club like United and it has gone very quickly indeed," said Solskjaer.
"I didn't know until someone told me earlier this week but when you think about it, I was twice the age of a few of my team-mates [against Preston].
"I am still enjoying every day, my knee is fine and I just want to play as much as I can."
