Champions League: Solskjaer gets the nod

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer received the sort of 29th birthday present he wanted when he makes only his second Champions League start of the season against Nantes at Old Trafford.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer received the sort of 29th birthday present he wanted when he makes only his second Champions League start of the season against Nantes at Old Trafford.

Solskjaer got the nod up front alongside goal machine Ruud van Nistelrooy as Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson surprisingly ditched his 4-4-1-1 formation for Europe.

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