Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has urged Manchester United's fringe
players to bide their time.
Solskjaer believes those individuals not guaranteed to play week-in
week-out must be patient and wait for their opportunity to
shine.
The Norwegian stepped off the substitutes' bench to fire United to
glory against Bayern Munich in the final of the UEFA Champions
League in 1999, and feels someone else may become an unlikely hero
this season.
The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney have starred for
United this season but Solskjaer knows everyone must
contribute.
"We have seen plenty of occasions when the full squad has been
utilised," he explained.
"In the Champions League in 1999 I didn't play in either the
quarter-finals or the semi-finals. That shows it's a matter of
being patient.
"It's all about having the players who can stand up at the right
time and say 'it's my turn now'.
"We know the likes of Cristiano and Wayne can't win every game for
us."
Solskjaer hopes United can extend their lead at the top beyond six
points when they travel to Arsenal on Sunday, as Chelsea face an
equally difficult trip to Liverpool.
But Solskjaer feels United will be in a strong position regardless
of what happens this weekend, as they are ahead of Chelsea at this
stage of the season for the first time in three years.
"We don't want to be chasing. We made a good job of it last season
but, deep down, we knew it would have been very difficult to win
the league," he admitted.
"Now, we want to make sure we keep getting the right results to put
us in a good position when these really big games come
along."