Well pilgrim, the cherubic goal menace has been heaping praise on former-Manchester United academy star Mats Møller Dæhli after the 18-year-old's dazzled in the Norwegian cup semi-final.Dæhli spent two years learning his trade in Manchester United's academy and was highly rated at Carrington by all accounts, but he chose to go back to Norway this summer for first-team football at Molde.
Solskjaer's Molde squeaked past Lillestrom 5-4 in a penalty shootout to reach Norway's cup final on Thursday evening and the Molde gaffer was quick to praise Dæhli's performance, going as far as to say he thought the teenager would be in the United first-team if he'd stayed at Old Trafford.
"Mats was simply outstanding," Solskjaer told Norwegian news site VG Nett. "The way he just keeps the ball on the ground, calms down and controls the flow of the game for the team. I am delighted!
"A few minutes into the game, I knew I made the right choice starting him.
"He came to Molde for first team football, but he could've been at United now, playing for the first team. He's on par with Adnan Januzaj. They grew up together in the under-18s, and Mats was player of the year."
With such high praise coming from the baby faced assassin, you can bet your bottom dollar that Premier League clubs will be closely monitoring the situation. Given Mats decision to move for first team football, it would seem that any move back to England would need to be to a club that gives young players an opportunity...
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