{"id":1099457,"date":"2019-07-30T20:37:19","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T19:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1099457"},"modified":"2019-07-30T20:37:20","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T19:37:20","slug":"solskjaer-proud-son-debut-man-utd-kristiansund","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/solskjaer-proud-son-debut-man-utd-kristiansund\/","title":{"rendered":"Solskjaer proud of son&#8217;s &#8220;special&#8221; debut as Man Utd beat Kristiansund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Manchester United beat Kristiansund 1-0 on Tuesday as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer&#8217;s son Noah made his professional debut for the Norwegian side.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old came on for the final few minutes of the pre-season friendly before Juan Mata scored the winning goal from the penalty spot.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Noah Solskjaer: Five key things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 19<\/li>\n<li><strong>Position:<\/strong> Attacking midfielder<\/li>\n<li><strong>Debut:<\/strong> Kristiansund vs Man Utd, 30 July 2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prior appearances:<\/strong> 13 for Kristiansund&#8217;s reserve<\/li>\n<li><strong>Famous relatives:<\/strong> Ole Gunnar Solskjaer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7324413-he-ll-be-arsenal-s-new-double-pivot-santi-cazorla\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It was United&#8217;s fifth consecutive pre-season victory following wins against Perth Glory, Leeds United, Inter Milan and Tottenham. They have conceded just one goal in those five games.<\/p>\n<p>Noah Solskjaer entered the fray in the 84th minute, making his first senior appearance for Kristiansund as his father and younger brother Elijah watched on from the United dugout.<\/p>\n<p>Before the game, Solskjaer Sr. was asked about the possibility of his son scoring.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well done to him but we\u2019ll do as much as we can to stop him,&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/ole-gunnar-solskjaers-son-noah-makes-professional-debut-against-man-utd-a4201601.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> said the United boss<\/a>. &#8220;Of course, it\u2019s special for him that he\u2019s been training with the first team for the last couple of weeks, he\u2019s just been promoted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s had a tough couple of years with operations so he\u2019s getting there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How will Zinedine Zidane setup Real Madrid? Squawka Tactics\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ra0JEo0b-0s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also speaking prior to the contest, Kristiansund manager Christian Michelsen explained to Norwegian television channel TV2 the differences between Noah and his father.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/ole-gunnar-solskjaers-son-noah-makes-professional-debut-against-man-utd-a4201601.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">He said<\/a>: &#8220;While his father was more effective the closer he came to the box, Noah is more the one who sets up the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He has lots of skills and football understanding \u2013 Noah has gone to a good school. He and several of these youngsters have been with us for a while.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We knew they were good football players, but what is fun is that we see that they are taking the level more and more. 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