The Red Devils fans are still coming to terms with the deadline day deal that saw their favourite club end up securing the services of the former Nigeria international.
Manchester United completed the signing of one-time Watford striker Odion Ighalo from Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua on deadline day, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian joins Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team on a six-month loan deal, making a return to the English Premier League, three years after departing for the Chinese Super League.
The 2019 African Cup of Nations top scorer is expected to be a short term solution to United’s striking problem, compounded by the injury to star man and England international Marcos Rashford.
Man United’s boss Solskjaer has already hailed the capture of Ighalo, calling the 30-year-old an ‘experienced’ lad.
However, a significant section of the club’s fans is stunned by the signing of a striker who netted 16 goals in 55 Premier League appearances for the Hornets during his first spell in the country. Some have taken to the social media site, Twitter, to make fun of how their darling club have moved from signing superstars to league rejects.
https://twitter.com/Gaeist/status/1223396273765670915
https://twitter.com/ggmuinside/status/1223395939714506752
https://twitter.com/_SimplyScholes/status/1223396099903426560
Didn't see this coming
— zaidawears.ng (@zaidawearsng) February 1, 2020
Pretty much Lukaku 2.0
— Aliff Aziz (@AliffAziz9) February 1, 2020
Ighalo watching Jesse Lingard in training for the first time:pic.twitter.com/mMoAdsjdgg
— ManUtdMindset (@ManUtdMindset) January 31, 2020
Another section of the club’s support base has, however, accepted the new signing and issued a rallying cry asking others to give their backing to the former Udinese forward as he tries to help the side reach their targets for the season.
https://twitter.com/FullTimeDEVILS/status/1223397101998092289
https://twitter.com/TheUnitedLink/status/1223453959710396416
https://twitter.com/ManUnitedZone_/status/1223435812739612672
https://twitter.com/Salil_Santh/status/1223440667017220097
https://twitter.com/Nxflow6/status/1223426239957958656
https://twitter.com/DillonGascoigne/status/1223404369619619842
https://twitter.com/ManUtd_HQ/status/1223399965290004482
Ighalo’s record in England, though, is an impressive one, scoring 40 goals and registering 11 assists in 100 appearances for Watford, where he spent two-and-a-half-years.
