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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Hails 'Breakthrough' Performance from Fred vs. PSG

Fred produced a "breakthrough" performance and proved why Manchester United signed him in Wednesday's 3-1 win at Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League, according to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The Brazilian, who has struggled for game time all season since moving to United from Shakhtar Donetsk for £52 million, was paired with Scott McTominay in the middle of the park against PSG as Solskjaer was forced to put out a makeshift side due to multiple absentees:

The Red Devils overturned the 2-0 defeat from the first leg of their last-16 tie to book their spot in the quarter-finals thanks to Marcus Rashford's late penalty.