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SOLSKJAER BACK FOR BIRTH

NORWEGIAN striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer returned to England on Friday to be at the side of his girlfriend as she gave birth to their child.

The Manchester United star arrived back at the city's airport early on Friday morning to go to her side, as she went into labour on Thursday evening, and the news will surprisingly please Norway manager Nils Johan Semb, who had feared that the forward would miss some of Euro 2000.

Solskjaer had revealed that, should Silje Lyngvaer go into labour during the tournament, he would leave the Norwegian camp to return to accompany her, which had been reluctantly agreed to by Semb.

However, the expected early birth will be good news for all parties, with Solskjaer likely to be back in Holland in time for Tuesday night's opening game with Spain.