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Man Utd matchwinner Chicharito: Nice to hear Solskjaer comparisons

Manchester United matchwinner Javier Hernandez shrugged off praise from manager Sir Alex Ferguson after victory over West Bromwich Albion.

Ferguson likened Hernandez to Reds legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after the Mexican's late winner at West Brom, although the young forward was quick to play down the comparison.

"It's great to hear and it's good motivation for me, but I know I need to work a lot to be like him," Hernandez told MUTV.

"The win [at West Brom] was very important," he said. "We knew it would be difficult but we're very happy because we've started the year with a victory.

"They did well to score and they had another opportunity with the penalty kick. They missed, which was good for us because we knew we could go on and win the match.

"If they scored we would have been a goal down and that would have been more difficult."

He added: "I remember I was near the goalkeeper, Wazza crossed the ball, I moved towards it and headed it into the goal. It was nice to celebrate in front of our fans."

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