Times reports:
'His (Solskjaer's) name is certain to be sung long and loud for many years at Old Trafford, but, in the short term, his retirement creates a problem for Ferguson, who has been concerned in recent weeks that his striker department is undermanned. Although he signed Carlos Tévez from West Ham United earlier this month, Ferguson sold Alan Smith to Newcastle United and Giuseppe Rossi to Villarreal and has since lost Wayne Rooney to a hairline fracture of the foot for at least another fortnight.
'There are also concerns over the fitness of Louis Saha, the France forward, whose latest comeback attempt was aborted at the weekend when he pulled out of the home game against Tottenham Hotspur. Saha has started only one Premier League match since January 1 and, although he should be fit to face Sunderland on Saturday, his persistent knee problems are causing concern, particularly in view of a possible call-up to the France squad next week for European Championship qualifying matches.
'United recently put feelers out through favoured agents in the hope of finding a new centre forward, but their principal target, Dimitar Berbatov, of Tottenham, is not for sale at present. Nicolas Anelka, of Bolton Wanderers, remains an option, albeit one that Ferguson has been ambivalent about since an informal initial inquiry in June.'