Ole Gunnar Solskjær named Roy Keane and Cristiano Ronaldo as the two former teammates he'd sign for Manchester United.
The Norwegian was asked the hypothetical question as part of a fan Q&A for the club's official website.
Supporters were wondered which legend he felt would slot into the current United side alongside the likes of Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford.
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And straight away Solskjaer went for tough-tackling midfielder Keane, who was his inspirational captain for many years at Old Trafford.
He did joke about having reservations as to whether he would be able to manage him - given the breakdown of Keane and Sir Alex Ferguson's relationship towards the end of his tenure.
His second pick, meanwhile, was none other than Cristiano Ronaldo. Solskjaer was there to see the early parts of Ronaldo's growth into a bonafide superstar and five-time Ballon d'Or winner.
"There are a few players I've played with that I'd love to have in my team, of course," Solskjaer said, as per Manchester United's official website.
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"I'd love the player Roy Keane, I'm not sure if I could manage him though!"
"I'd sign him every day of the week, Roy was so influential but then again, I played with Cristiano and he's been the best player in the world alongside [Lionel] Messi for the past 10 to 15 years now, so Cristiano," he continues.
"You'd take him in your team, for sure."
After playing in the same side as Ronaldo, Solskjaer ended up coaching the Portuguese superstar under Sir Alex Ferguson after hanging up his boots and the Juventus man was impressed.
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"He's very good," Ronaldo told Norwegian publication TV2.
"I look for Ole like a man, not just coach now. He's a fantastic guy and I have a great relationship with him."
However, Solskjaer overlooked Ronaldo when picking his United five-a-side team - instead opting for himself, Edwin van der Sar, Jaap Stam, Ryan Giggs and David Beckham.
"I have to pick myself, then I'd score the goals so I'd don't have to take too many of the strikers," Solskjaer revealed.
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"I'd like to have Becks, Scholesy, Giggs. We need a keeper as well, so that's maybe too many attacking players.
"Jaap Stam, defensively. He's a defence alone, and the goalkeeper would probably be Edwin van der Sar with his ball skills.
"So, it's Edwin, Jaap, Becks on the right, Giggsy on the left and me up front. Maybe a 1-2-1 formation? That's a bit unfair on Scholes and Keane and Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, but that's probably the team I'd pick."
Topics: Football, Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Cristiano Ronaldo, Roy Keane