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發表於 2006-8-25 06:26 PM
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has praised Manchester United for their support through his three years out with injury.
The 33-year-old completed a dream comeback on Wednesday night to seal United's comfortable 3-0 win away at Charlton Athletic.
It was the super-sub's first senior goal for The Reds since September 2003 and has brought some closure to a horrific run of injuries, including three major knee operations.
Solskjaer took the chance to celebrate with United's visiting fans at The Valley, and has paid tribute to the club.
"I have been dreaming about this day and now it has finally arrived, I just feel relief," he explained.
"I waited a long, long time to celebrate with the fans after scoring a goal.
"The prospect of doing it was one of the major things that has motivated me over the past three years.
"Throughout all that time, the fans and the manager have supported me. They have shown patience and the gratitude I feel for that is difficult to put into words.
"Maybe in an ideal world, I would have scored the goal at Old Trafford. But that doesn't really matter. I have a goal on the board now - and that is the important one."
Solskjaer will forever be remembered in Old Trafford folklore for the commitment he has shown to the cause since joining from Molde 10 years ago.
He scored the injury-time winner in the miraculous 1999 UEFA Champions League final against Bayern Munich and believes the club can recapture some of the success of that era.
"We have the experience of losing for a couple of years but that has only put the hunger back into the team," Solskjaer enthused.
"We have a really young, fresh squad and the spirit is fantastic.
"The good thing is we also have depth. We were missing six players at Charlton, yet we still won comfortably.
"I reckon the manager has between 20 and 25 players to choose from, which means every time he picks a team he is leaving about 10 internationals out."
Newly-promoted Watford are United's next opponents, on Saturday, and The Red Devils will be anxious to apply some more pressure on champions Chelsea, who play at Blackburn Rovers live on Sky Sports 1 on Sunday. |
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