United looking for next big star from nation full of fiercely loyal supporters and former treble winners

Manchester United’s great teams of the 1990s had many ingredients. One aspect was the influx of Norwegians in the mid 1990s who played their part in the historic treble of 1999. The country is also United mad as the Manchester United Supporters Club Scandinavia (MUSCS) based in Oslo, is the biggest official supporters’ club outside of the United Kingdom. The club have not had many Norwegian players lately on their books but they have been recently linked with starlet Eivind Helland from SK Brann. Here is comprehensive list of all the Norwegian players to ever play for United. Every Norwegian to play for Man United PlayerAppearancesGoalsYears Active Ole Gunnar Solskjaer3661261996-2007 Ronny Johnsen15091996-2002 Henning Berg10331997-2000 Erik Nevland811997-2000 Josh King202008-2013 Source: transfermarkt.com 1) Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Solskjaer is the Norwegian who has had by far the most connection with the club. He has gone down in club folklore as the player who scored the last minute winner in the Champions League final to secure the treble in 1999. Solskjaer spent 11 years at United and developed the reputation as “super sub” where he could frequently enter games and change them in Sir Alex Ferguson’s side favour. The Norwegian was also manager of the club between 2018-2021, finishing second in the league and he was a penalty shootout loss away from bringing home the Europa League. 2) Ronny Johnsen The reliable centre back was a key partner of Jaap Stam in the treble winning side of 1999. He won a total of three league titles whilst at United and his comfort on the ball allowed him to play as a defensive midfielder from time to time. 3) Henning Berg Another central defender who played a key role for United in the late 1990s. He spent five seasons at Blackburn Rovers, winning the league title there in 1995. Berg arrived at Old Trafford in 1997 and despite spending only three years at the club, played an important role in winning two league titles. 4) Erik Nevland The youngster joined the academy in 1997 from Viking. He did score one goal for the United senior team in a League Cup game versus Bury in October 1998. Nevland would later have a spell with Fulham from 2008-2010, finishing runner-up in the Europa League final. 5) Joshua King Josh King played twice for Man United’s senior team, coming on as a sub in 2009 and 2010. He enjoyed a successful time at AFC Bournemouth and almost made a stunning return to Old Trafford in 2020 but a deal fell through. – The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.