Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was nicknamed the ‘Baby-faced Assassin’ because beneath his youthful looks was a deadly goalscorer who would punish teams with his lethal finishing ability.The retired Manchester United forward, who played for the Red Devils between 1996 and 2007, scored 126 goals in 366 appearances for the Red Devils.He also netted arguably the most famous goal in the club’s history in May 1999. His dramatic stoppage-time winner against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final will never, ever be forgotten.Solskjaer may have played for United, undoubtedly the most hated team in England during the late 1990s and early 2000s because of their immense success under Sir Alex Ferguson, but he was liked by most neutral football fans.The Norwegian would never complain about being on the subs’ bench, he always gave 100 per cent when he came on, and there was just something innately likeable about him. Perhaps it was the baby face, who knows.

Solskjaer guilty of Premier League's most cynical foul

However, Solskjaer’s reputation was tarnished slightly in April 1998 following what remains arguably the most cynical foul in Premier League history.

With the score tied at 1-1, the Red Devils put almost every man inside the box, but David Beckham’s cross was cleared and Newcastle United broke away.

Rob Lee knew he would be one-on-one with United goalkeeper Raimond van der Gouw if he could ran fast enough. But chasing him down was Solskjaer.

Solskjaer sprinted as fast as he possibly could to catch Lee, who found his legs taken away from him just before he reached the Man Utd penalty area.

Red card for Solskjaer, who could have absolutely no complaints.

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Solskjaer: Ferguson wasn't happy

The Old Trafford crowd applauded his efforts, but Sir Alex Ferguson was apparently fuming inside the dressing room.

“Never,” Solskjaer told FourFourTwo years later when asked if he would advise his players to do the same. “I would advise them not to do it, because I ended up with a fine and a hairdryer! I had to catch Rob Lee before he got into the penalty area. I made up some ground and thought: ‘I’m catching him!’ But I stiffened up in the last five metres and realised I wasn’t catching him…

“I was applauded off but I wasn’t applauded by the gaffer. He laid down the law with me and said: ‘At Manchester United we never win that way; we win by fair play.’ It was an eye-opener for me.

“Some managers would have said ‘well done, son’, but he would not accept that way of winning, which says everything about him.”

Rob Lee: I was happy Solskjaer fouled me!

Lee, meanwhile, has since admitted that he was pleased Solskjaer brought him down.,

“To tell you the truth, not really,” he told FourFourTwo when asked if he was unhappy with the United striker. “I was running through and I saw the Manchester United goalkeeper [Raimond van der Gouw] coming off his line. He looked really big and I did not know what to do with the ball, so I was actually quite pleased that Solskjaer brought me down! [laughs].

“There were no hard feelings about it. The game was all level at that time and he did the right thing to prevent his team from losing. If I were in his position, I would’ve done the same.”