Manchester United missed out to neighbours Manchester City in the race for Erling Haaland, but they had known about the extent of the Norwegian's talent as long ago as 2017.
Haaland joined City from Borussia Dortmund over the summer and has taken the Premier League by storm. His 10 goals in six games have put him comfortably top of the goalscoring charts, while he also scored twice on his Champions League debut for the club against Sevilla.
Five years ago, though, United had a link to the then-teenage star. He was being managed by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - a man who would go on to return to Old Trafford as manager - and Solskjaer made a call to the club to let them know just how talented the young Haaland was.
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