Manchester United are set to honour Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's hugely
successful 11-year Old Trafford career by granting him a
testimonial.
The popular Norwegian, whose injury-time European Cup winner
against Bayern Munich in 1999 assured him of iconic status at Old
Trafford, was forced to admit defeat in his battle to overcome a
long-standing knee problem in August.
His retirement ended a 11-year playing association with the Red
Devils, who he joined from Molde for a bargain £650,000 in
1996.
Sir Alex Ferguson has already appointed Solskjaer to his coaching
team and although his present brief is to develop United's young
strikers, he has also spent time with the senior squad this
season.
It is also anticipated the 34-year-old, who is settled in the UK
with his young family, will become an ambassador for United.
Solskjaer is in the process of appointing a committee to arrange a
testimonial and the club have confirmed he will get a chance to
honour the United supporters for their backing throughout his
outstanding career, which saw him net 126 goals in 366
appearances.
Although a precise date is yet to be set, it will form part of next
summer's pre-season campaign in August, after Ferguson's squad have
returned from their three-match tour of South Africa.
The opposition is also still to be confirmed, although contact is
bound to be made with Bayern Munich to see if they would be
interested in a re-match of the 1999 spectacular.
