Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revealed which player Sir Alex Ferguson had wanted to sign instead of Norwegian.
back in 1996 in a £1.5million move and went on to earn cult hero status in his time at Old Trafford.FourFourTwoAt the time Shearer was hot property having just won the Golden Boot at Euro 1996. However, he famously snubbed an Old Trafford move to join his hometown club Newcastle United that summer for a world record £15million fee.Solskjaer however, admitted he felt little pressure to be an adequate alternative to Shearer.
“I felt no pressure whatsoever,” insists Solskjaer. “It felt like a privilege. I was six minutes into my debut when I scored.was the first one to celebrate with me, David Beckham was the second. I looked around at the crowd going mad and I had all the players thanking me.“That was a wow moment, the start of something special. I played with some of the best players in the world, but then we were one of the best teams in the world.“We had a great dressing room.
“We had some fiery characters. David May was the joker, Paul Scholes was the silent assassin, sat there at the back throwing comments. “Giggsy was the entertainer. Eric Cantona set the mood. When he came into the dressing room, everyone just sat down and looked at him. Everyone looked up to him.”Sport journalist with experience writing on football, rugby, boxing and the Olympics. I'm also a Crystal Palace fan. Please don't hold this against me.
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