Ranking the top 10 world-class foreigners to play for Manchester United

#5 Ole Gunnar Solksjaer

Ole Gunnar Solksjaer was nicknamed as the Baby-Faced Assassin

Honours at the club: 6 x Premier League, 2 x FA Cup, 2 x Community Shield, 1 x UEFA Champions League, 1 x Intercontinental Cup

Signed by Manchester United in the summer of 1996, Norwegian striker Ole Gunnar Solksjaer was a surprise acquisition knowing that the English champions were actually targeting Blackburn's Alan Shearer.

However, Shearer joined Newcastle and Solsjaer was the only striker to arrive at Old Trafford that summer, for a fee of £2.25 million.

While the fans expected him to be more of a backup striker behind Andy Cole and Eric Cantona, Solksjaer proved his importance in a different yet exciting manner. Throughout his tenure at Old Trafford, he mastered the ability to score goals after coming on as a substitute.

Affectionately nicknamed as the 'Baby-Faced Assassin' by the United faithful, Ole Gunnar Solksjaer was blessed with a keen eye for goal and deadly finishing. He may not have scored many goals, but it's because of the importance of his goals why he is still revered at the club.

One of the Norweigan's greatest feats was his four-goal haul in 12 minutes when he came on as a substitute in an 8-1 win against Nottingham Forest.

He also played his role to perfection when he scored the winning goal against Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final. That will perhaps remain the most important goal of his illustrious career with the Red Devils.

Ole Gunnar Solksjaer found the net 123 times in 359 games for United and retired at the club in 2007.