6 players who supported rival clubs in their childhood

Isco
He could have said nicer things about Madrid

#2 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - Liverpool

Ole Gunnar
Who didn’t support Liverpool in the 80s?

The "Baby-faced Assassin" as he is called by most of the endearing Manchester United faithful, Solskjaer was the super-sub for Manchester United due to his impact while coming off the bench.

The Norwegian represented Manchester United in over 350 games while winning six Premier League titles and a UEFA Champions League. While United was in his blood when he was playing professionally, he did follow and cheer on another club when he was much younger.

In his book, it was revealed that the striker loved collecting cards and stickers of players and his favourite were the Liverpool ones. He was also asked about his choice of support by a Manchester United fanzine Red News about this.

"You know, when you are back home and you watch games on TV and you tend to support the team that is winning, so in the 80s Liverpool were winning. Kenny Dalglish, he was the best player I thought, then Marco van Basten and Zico but, in England, Liverpool won so you get caught up in the moment."

It seems Ole had a habit of playing for the opposite team as he later revealed that he signed for the club which was considered as the enemy of the team he supported.

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