Man Utd striker Solskjaer announces retirement

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2007

LONDON (AFP) — Manchester United's Norwegian striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Tuesday announced his retirement from football.

Solskjaer, 34, is a hero at Old Trafford having scored the winning goal in the 1999 Champions League final, after coming on as a substitute.

But the 'Baby-Faced Assassin' has long suffered from knee problems and has played little over the last four years.

Solskjaer told the Man United website: "I would like to thank the manager, the coaching and medical staff and most of all the supporters, who have supported me through my career. They have been fantastic and were a real inspiration to me when I was out injured.

"The support the fans and the staff showed me during that time was the main motivation for me making my comeback. I...