Ole discusses Brandon Williams loan interest ahead of January

Williams will hope to be in the squad for the game at Sheffield United, the fixture in which he scored his first senior goal last season with an unerring volley.

Meanwhile, Solskjaer has also discussed another of his young players who has been performing well in the Under-23s – Facundo Pellistri.

The Uruguayan arrived from Penarol on deadliine day and Ole said: “He started training with the first team, he did well but we couldn’t give him game-time so we thought we’d give him a run of games in the Under-23s now.

“He’s benefitted from that. His confidence must have been given a boost. He’s shown in all the games that he can impact the game.”