Sir Alex Ferguson was very pleased that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer managed to score two goal yesterday in United's first match in
"Sometimes forwards freeze in front of goal," said
"His performance was a massive bonus for us because he has been out for two years, so to have him back and see him on the pitch was fantastic.
"It is like having a new signing.
"Over the years, we have always had four strikers.
"At the moment we only definitely have Louis Saha and Wayne Rooney because we are considering whether to let Giuseppe Rossi leave on loan, Alan Smith won't be back until the end of August or beginning of September even if we consider him as a striker and we don't know where Ruud will be.
"Now Ole has come along and shown he could be the third.
"When he got that first chance, you just knew Ole was going to take it.
"There are very few players in our game who you feel so confident about doing that."
Meanwhile Ole himself is more concerned about getting fit than scoring goals in friendlies. He said:
"The main thing is not who scores the goals, but getting match fitness," Solskjaer told Pravda TV. "But a goal or two helps.
"With those lads being away after the World Cup it is important for those of us who didn't go to have a good pre-season.
"I have missed the past two pre-seasons, so I have been looking forward to this for a long time.
"The main thing now is getting match fitness and getting ready for August 19. I'm just enjoying every game and every training session."