Shola Shoretire had a memorable outing for Manchester United.
The 17-year-old became the youngest ever player to represnt United in the European stage.
Ole Solskjaer’s men were held to a 0-0 draw at Od Trafford but went through comfortably to the next round based on four away goals.
“Shola has got some skills, he’s going to make a very good player here,” the Norwegian boss told BT Sport. “It’s a platform tonight, just 15 minutes but it’s something to remember for him at Old Trafford. Maybe he would’ve enjoyed it more with fans because they give you so much energy. But I’m sure all the fans will see him soon.”
“You remember the defeats more so than the wins,” he added. “To get the semi-finals in any competition, you’re so close. We’ve had three of them, we’ve lost one, so this group knows how it feels.”
Daniel James gave away a penalty but Real Sociedad’s Mikel Oyarzabel could not convert from the spot. Now, the more important fixtures present themselves a different challenge for United.
“We are a group that are very tight together. You come in, you work every day, you have a few setbacks and knocks. We want to go further but when you have failed before you want to do better. The culture is really improving and we’ve got some fantastic players and fantastic coaches.”
“Now until the international break, I think we have six or seven games – we have Chelsea, Leicester and West Ham – all important games, so these three weeks now are going to be massive for us. But confidence is good and hopefully, we will get a few players back in.”
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