Manchester United v Espanyol

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Tomorrow will be the last time that you will see Ole Gunnar Solskjaer play in a Manchester United shirt, in his testimonial match against Espanyol.

I will be bringing you a special post all about Solskjaer and his career at Manchester United.



Gary Neville is out of the match after injuring his calf but he is expected to be fit for the match against Juventus on wednesday.

Rooney and Carrick have both suffered from a virus this week are expected to be fit tomorrow.

All proceeds that will be made tomorrow will go to help set up a charity which is aimed at building schools for impoverished African children.

Here is what Sir Alex Ferguson thinks of Solskjaer:

"Ole is an inspiration to anyone hoping for a long career in football,"
"He has dedicated himself to his profession."In the modern-day game, anyone who manages 10 years or more at one club is exceptional, particularly when that one club is not from the player's own country.
"When the fans show their respect for Ole, it will not just be for his goal in Barcelona. It will be for his overall contribution over a very long period of time."
"Ole came to us at 23 but I looked at him and thought he was 15," he added."I told him he had potential but his first season was going to be an introduction and mostly he would be playing for the reserves."
But after two games, (reserve coach) Jim Ryan said I needed to put him in the first team.
"We made him a substitute against Blackburn the following week. He scored and was never out of the first-team squad after that."
"That last league championship summed up Ole's strength of character," said Ferguson.
"It was never going to be easy after all those operations.
"But we gave him the platform and he just kept working away in that gym, believing he would come back when I don't think anyone else thought he would do it.
"But once we introduced him to the team, his impact was fantastic. He got 11 goals, which were really important for us in the end."When a young kid walks in here, eventually I want them to go home to their mother and father and be the same person,"
"It is not easy in modern day life.
"Success can change people, so can money and this is in an industry which is very vulnerable.
"You need to take special care of yourself in order to deal with that, to remind yourself where you have come from and keep your feet on the ground.
"In Ole's case I think it is obvious to everyone that he has."

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