Manchester United of England’s new kid on the block, Shola Shoretire has received another massive dose of superlatives from The Red Devils’ manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who says he sees the Nigerian-born lad hitting more records in the coming days, megasportsarena.com reports.,
Speaking against the backdrop of Shoretire’s historic evening in the English Premier League last weekend and spot in United’s UEFA Europa League squad on Thursday, Solskjaer admitted he is impressed with what he has seen of the precocious lad in recent time.
Shoretire made his professional debut when he got off the bench to replace Marcus Rashford in the closing minutes of United’s 3-1 win against his former club, Newcastle United, following which Solskjaer hinted that he will give the youngster more opportunities of setting more records with the squad from Old Trafford.
The 17-year-old Shoretire, who is already youngest player to debut in the UEFA Youth League and donned jersey number 74, the highest squad figure ever won by a Man U player in any first team competitive fixture, on Thursday got the chance of becoming the youngest player to ever play for United in European competition, a mark long held by Norman Whiteside.
Solskjaer told United’s official website: “It depends on the game. Of course, we’ve decided the starting 11, but the likelihood is, hopefully, you’ll probably see one or two of them.”
