Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

After scoring his first United goal in almost three years at Charlton in August 2006, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted: "I have been dreaming about this day and now it has finally arrived, I just feel relief."

Solskjaer had earlier made his return to first team action as a substitute in December 2005 in the 2-2 draw at Birmingham City, a gruelling 20 months on from the knee injury that looked to have put paid to the affable Norwegian’s hopes of ever appearing in a red shirt again.

A further four appearances followed in the 2005/06 campaign, before Ole and his team-mates embarked on the 2006/07

title-winning campaign. Although primarily a squad member as opposed to a regular starter, Solskjaer made a hugely impressive contribution to the cause and in turn scooped his seventh Premiership winners' medal.

After netting his first of the campaign at Charlton, he followed up with further strikes against Celtic, Newcastle (2), Wigan and Crewe over the next two months.

He ended the season with eleven goals, the most important of which came in January 2007 at Old Trafford when, on as a late substitute, he fired a dramatic last minute winner in the FA Cup third round tie against Aston Villa.

Dubbed the baby-faced assassin courtesy of young looks and a ruthless ability to find the net, Ole’s clinical finishing touch was, of course, best exhibited at the climax of the 1999 Champions League final. Deep into injury time his instinctive toe-poke from Teddy Sheringham’s flick-on beat Bayern Munich’s Oliver Kahn to ensure victory, complete the Treble and cement his place in United folklore. That same season he also achieved the impossible, scoring four in 12 minutes as a late substitute in an 8-1 annihilation of Nottingham Forest – United’s record away win – in their own back yard.

Despite his injuries,

Ole's intelligence with or without the ball remains an asset. He'll be around for some time yet. Eleven years since joining United from Molde for £1.5m, he has one year left on his contract and is already coaching young players at the club in preparation for a career after he hangs up his boots.