Manchester United manager Old Gunnar Solskjaer says he won't turn down the opportunity to use young players in Premier League games.

Seventeen-year-old Mason Greenwood got the goal for the Red Devils in their 1-0 over Astana in the Europa League during the week.

"You learn quite a lot when playing youngsters," said Solskjaer to Sky Sports. "You want them to go out and express themselves, to go out and perform so that have a platform to build on. I thought it paid off.

"I understand that some of the boys, sometimes they can feel the heat, but I thought they were excellent. Of course, we must protect them, find the right moment to put them in. Give them guidance behind closed doors.

"Social media and the media these days is so different. We will try to help and guide them as much as we can. We know the other side of how it was back in the 70s and 80s, it is different now. We have a lot of background support here.

"They're almost ready. That's why they're with us, why they're training with us and they have done well in training.

"The young boys now - you will see them enough. You will see them in the Europa League, the FA Cup the Carabao Cup and maybe a little bit in the Premier League.

"If we do well in the Europa League we have a chance to win it. In the early stages, you can take a few chances, take a few risks, make some subs and give the youngsters a chance.

"I think it's about time they had some exposure, and see if they are ready to play in the Premier League."

Manchester United will try to get back into the Premier League top-four at the early stage of the season as they travel to take on West Ham in London later today (Sunday).