A true friend helps you during your time of need is how you could describe Ole Gunnar Solksjaer’s decision to invite Giuseppe Rossi to come practice with his squad at Manchester United. The Italo American striker had been rehabbing from an injury in the United States, his last official match came back on May 20th 2018 during Genoa’s match against Torino.
Solksjaer and Giuseppe Rossi crossed paths between 2004 and 2006, Rossi was practicing with the Red Devils’ youth team while Solksjaer’s career was about to end. Despite the difference in age, the two established a good relationship that lasted the test of time.