Ranking the top 10 Manchester United forwards of all time

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#9 Ole Gunnar Solksjaer

Gareth Southgate of Aston Villa (left) goes for the ball with Ole Gunnar Solksjaer
Ole Gunnar Solksjaer(R) wasa nicknamed as the Baby Faced Assassin

The Baby-Faced Assassin.

Every die-hard Manchester United fan remembers the nimble-footed Ole Gunnar Solksjaer by that famous pseudonym. And they should too, for the Norwegian centre-forward was a match-winner in his times at the club.

As as a goal-poaching striker, he had all the attributes you would want to see in a traditional centrr-forward. He was quick-footed, clinical finisher and above all, a versatile player, the kind of which Sir Alex just loved having in his squad. And oh, hats off to his commitment; he was one of the most humble and hard-working players to don a United shirt.

Apart from all these qualities, the one characteristic that he was well-known for was his ability to score goals as a substitute. Solksjaer plundered a number of teams after coming from the bench to win games. The finest examples, perhaps, are his 4 goals in 10 minutes against Nottingham Forest and the winning goal against Bayern Munich in 1999.

For all his selfless services to the club, Ole Gunnar Solksjaer has gone down as one of the greatest servants to have plied his trade for Manchester United. In 11 trophy-laden seasons at Old Trafford, the Norwegian frontman netted 126 goals in 366 games for the club

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