The 21-year-old centre half made a big impression on loan at newly-promoted Aston Villa last season, when he helped the Midlands club achieve promotion to the Premier League through the play-offs. Now he is back at Old Trafford and after putting pen to paper on a new three-year contract on 5 July, the youngster is exciting the boss with his potential.
“Axel has got a great chance of staying here and playing,” Solskjaer said, at his press conference ahead of Wednesday's Tour 2019 match against Leeds United in Perth.
“He had a great season last year, albeit a stop-start season with injuries, but he’s really proven that he’s capable of playing at this level.