Luke Shaw has been ruled out for at least a month with a hamstring injury he picked up in the 3-1 win against Everton at the weekend.
The left-back was replaced by Axel Tuanzebe in the 67th minute having picked up a knock. Following an assessment, the club have now confirmed that he faces four weeks on the sidelines to recover.
Solskjaer had hammered the authorities for the scheduling of the game which saw United playing at 12:30pm UK on Saturday lunchtime despite only arriving back from their Champions League clash in Turkey at 4am on Thursday morning.