What Manchester United boss Marc Skinner thinks of legacy striker Karna Solskjær

Everyone has to earn their place at Manchester United Women - even if your father is Ole Gunnar Solskjær.

The former Red Devils boss and his wife Silje were smiling from the stands last weekend as they watched daughter Karna Solskjær make her first-team debut in United’s 2-0 FA Cup win over Bridgwater United.

But head coach Marc Skinner was eager to redirect the spotlight away from the famous onlookers, while stressing that his is a no-nepotism dressing room.

“The Solskjær family mean a lot to this club,” he said. “And so they should.

“They’ve been steeped in the history of this club and we all know Ole is a wonderful player, wonderful man and a wonderful manager.

“Of course you’re going to speak about his daughter who is very, very talented as well, it’s only right that we do that.

“But the only thing I wanted to make clear was that it’s not really about Ole at that moment.

“He puts his love, care, and attention towards everything his daughter does. He and his wife travel relentlessly to make sure that they’re supported in their sport.

“So for us, she’s a very, very talented player, and it’s something again [U21 head coach] Charlotte [Healy] and her team have done to really promote the best talent to come up to us.”

The 19-year-old Norwegian joined United’s academy in 2019 and has scored 13 goals in 12 appearances for the U21 side this season.

Solskjær, brought on for Ivana Fuso late in the second half of the fourth-round contest, ultimately played just three minutes of normal time - hardly sufficient for fans to get a good look.

But though Skinner was adamant the debutant deserved the spotlight to herself, he still marvelled over one clear similarity between the young forward and senior striker, who scored 126 goals