The Nigerian was at his clinical best against Derby to yet again send the microblogging site into meltdown.
Odion Ighalo delivered a superb man-of-the-match performance, scoring his first United brace, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men claimed a 3-0 win at The Pride Park on Thursday night.
https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1235694986571677696
The win puts United into the FA Cup quarter-finals where they will travel to East Anglia to take on Norwich City.
Luke Shaw handed the visitors the lead just past the half-hour mark before Ighalo grabbed his first of the night just before the break. The on-loan striker collected a cross, forced his way through the Derby defence and stabbed the ball home with his left foot.
His second – another fine strike – arrived midway into the second half. A flowing United move saw Ighalo release Mata down the right. The Spaniard returned the ball to Ighalo whose shot was blocked, but the ball fell back to him, and he thrashed it into the roof of the net with his left.
https://twitter.com/EmiratesFACup/status/1235677244200271872
That makes it three goals in two starts for Ighalo as a Manchester United player.
The 30-year-old is answering his critics in the best possible way, and Twitter is all up for it.
2 – Odion Ighalo has scored his first brace for an English club since netting twice for Watford against Liverpool in a Premier League tie in December 2015. Threat. #FACup #DERMUN pic.twitter.com/drz3K95TAe
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 5, 2020
He scores when he wants
He scores when he wants
Odion Ighalo
He scores when he wants.He scores when he wants
He scores when he wants
Odion Ighalo
He scores when he wants.He scores when he wants
He scores when he wants
Odion Ighalo
He scores when he wants.— Dr. Dípò Awójídé (@OgbeniDipo) March 5, 2020
It might actually be impossible not to love Odion Ighalo 😍🇾🇪 #MUFC pic.twitter.com/mtG3xGTsW0
— Stretford Paddock FC (@SPaddockFC) March 5, 2020
Wizkid sef Dey feel Ighalo lol 🤪 https://t.co/JDDS3kYIlU
— ASISAT M.O.N (@AsisatOshoala) March 5, 2020
Odion Ighalo has scored in every game he started for Man United. The only Man United striker ever with such a record. Legend. pic.twitter.com/I3RdXui3wf
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) March 5, 2020
Ighalo has scored more goals in 2020 than Firmino and Lacazette. pic.twitter.com/5LMzLEfDX4
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) March 5, 2020
All those Ighalo doubters then shouting IGHALO fc now, na GOD go Judge una all ..
— John Ogu (@ogujohnugo) March 5, 2020
£100 million Eden Hazard & £60 million Luka Jovic this season: 3 goals combined in 33 games.
Free signing Odion Ighalo: 3 goals in 2 starts for Manchester United.
— Devils of United 🔰 (@DevilsOfUnited) March 5, 2020
Pin this Tweet now, ODION IGHALO will sign for MAN UTD permanently . 👍
— John Ogu (@ogujohnugo) March 5, 2020
Odion Ighalo’s living the dream and living it so, so well.
— Sam Homewood (@SamHomewood) March 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/__Mbah/status/1235677647276933120
Next up for Ighalo and Manchester United is a derby clash against neighbours, Manchester City.