Last term’s Under-18s captain made his senior bow as a substitute in the Europa League second-leg win over LASK at Old Trafford and was part of the squad that competed in the latter stages of the tournament in Germany.
The latest of our long line of Academy debutants skippered an Under-21s side and helped keep a clean sheet in the first competitive fixture for the club in 2020/21, as Salford City were beaten 6-0 in the EFL Trophy on Wednesday night.
In an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, Solskjaer made a comparison with Juventus centre-back Matthijs de Ligt but appreciates defenders are obviously stationed in a key area of the field, where any inexperience is likely to be punished.