Solskjaer was one of my favorite players when I was young, and I actually think he would have been even more suited to football today. He was a bit light weight to be a center forward at the time, but he was actually a really good presser. Always put in a shift. He would have been much more suited as a modern wide forward.
The biggest difference between him and Haaland is the physical attributes. Both of them have a great understanding of the game.
As a manager, I actually think playing under Ferguson ended up as a vice. He went for the same approach as Ferguson as a manager. Not that weird, considering the success he had playing for him. But there was a big paradigm shift in terms of coaching around the time Solskjaer started as a coach. Solskjaer turned out to be a bit outdated on the highest level from day one.
Still think he had a decent eye for talent. Three of the players he pushed really hard for was Grealish, Bellingham and Haaland. And he did so when two of them was in the Championship and the last one in Austria. Way before most in here was talking about them.
My biggest issue with his time here was the nepotism. He should have strived harder to bring in the best staff possible. Not Phelan, Dempsey and Clegg (maybe they were the best available, but I doubt it and the approach did not look very professional).