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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's record for Man United against Newcastle United

It was the very definition of 'taking one for the team.'

With Newcastle United's Rob Lee streaking away to score and almost certainly end Manchester United's Premier League title chances, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made a lung-busting run and a split-second decision.

Allow Lee to score past Raimond van der Gouw and see United's championship chances go up in smoke or take him out, swallow the red card but allow United to gain a potentially crucial point?

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer receives his marching orders from referee Uriah Rennie after his cynical last-ditch tackle on Newcastle's Rob Lee at Old Trafford in April 1998
Solskjaer had tracked back as the last 'defender' to bring Lee down on the edge of the box
Lee was bearing down on goal with the scores tied at 1-1 before Solskjaer hacked him down

Solskjaer chose the second option, was dismissed by Uriah Rennie and walked off to a standing ovation from the Old Trafford crowd for his selflessness.