Manchester United left back Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu has celebrated like Odion Ighalo after scoring a stunning goal in his side's 3-2 win against Arsenal, Soccernet.ng reports.
The 21-year-old joined the Red Devils just over a year ago, and towards the end of Ruben Amorim's spell, started playing in a more attacking role.
The decision paid off for United, as Dorgu scored a brilliant goal against Newcastle United before the club opted to part ways with the Portuguese tactician.
Michael Carrick has been appointed to take charge of the team on an interim basis until the end of the season.
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Patrick Dorgu emulates Odion Ighalo's celebration
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Nigerian parents, the former Lecce man has maintained his Nigerian roots, despite choosing to play for the Danish Dynamites internationally.
After joining Manchester United, he made an important request to officially acknowledge his Nigerian heritage by incorporating his middle name, Chinazaekpere, into his details.
The Denmark International scored Manchester United's second goal at the Emirates Stadium last night, belting a volley off the underside of the crossbar into the back of David Raya's goal.
Dorgu, Fernandes, Dorgu, Fernandes, Dorgu Againnnn … Patrick Dorguuuuuuuuuuu
Oh Peter Drury, you are GOAT pic.twitter.com/WtMd7gS3wt
— United Extra (@TheUnitedExtra) January 25, 2026
After the game, Dorgu took to his X page to celebrate, posting his pictures with the caption ‘In that position, I just had to smash it'.
I love that brother keep smashing it in that position 😂😜
— Odion Jude Ighalo (@ighalojude) January 26, 2026
The captioned statement became a thing during Odion Ighalo's loan spell at Manchester United from Shanghai Shenhua in 2020.
Like Dorgu, the former Watford striker scored a brilliant half-volley off the crossbar against LASK in the UEFA Europa League.
🇳🇬🚀 #GoalOfTheDay | Odion Ighalo vs LASK (2020) pic.twitter.com/EE8kDSjyNb
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) July 24, 2025
In the post-match presser, Ighalo lauded the pass from Bruno Fernandes that set him up, revealing he had no choice but to hit it given its good elevation, making the statement “I just had to smash it” popular.
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Ighalo responded to Dorgu's tweet by telling the full-back to keep hitting those balls and scoring for Manchester United.
The victory over Mikel Arteta's men takes the Record English Champions into fourth on the Premier League table.
