Manchester United’s striker Odion Ighalo has joined the club following a surprise move from Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua to the Premier League.
They could have signed Algeria’s Islam Slimani but the fortune fell in the Nigerians favour. This has been the striker thrive in few matches he’s played for the club (Manchester United).
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With United needing season response on the pitch from the players, much will be expected from Odion Ighalo. He’s scored some goals for the club and things could be better if ht’s assisted by his teammates.
On this note, we take a look at three Manchester United players that could see Odion thrive at the club.
Bruno Fernandes
The Portuguese special player could influence Ighalo’s performance on the pitch much as he has done for Manchester United since his arrival.
He’s shown unpredictability with his cheeky passion, behind Manchester City’s defence, to set French forward Anthony Martial to the goals. The French man did the rest thus beating Ederson in Manchester City’s goal. This made it 1-0 in United’s favor as they went on to win 2-0 on the occasion.
He’s influence proceedings at the club and his penalty against Watford drew rare view and headlines following the quality he’s shown in the execution.
Expect him to assist Ighalo as both players have both made an immediate impact at Manchester United following their January move to the club.
The French man could assist Ighalo in transition owing to his widespread knowledge of the player attacking definition. Ighalo loves the ball at his feet much as Martial and their understanding in the final third can spring up a fortune for the club.
This should see an Ighalo – Martial made perfect on the pitch as Solskjaer would be building on this as one of his game plans. They’ve got the quality United needs and this could see both players score more goals with more supply from the team.
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The last but not least is Spanish playmaker Juan Mata. The attack-minded Spaniard is known for his impressive statistics on the assist stance. He’s a goal provider as he’s got the creative instinct the club needs to get the next levels.
He’s a massive player for the club as he’s got the class to supply incredible passes that can unlock
the fighter to defence. This would be key as teams like Burnley and co have shown their defensive traits a couple of times in the season.
Ighalo got on the score sheet in the 5-0 defeat of club Brugge and it was Mata that supplied the final ball for the Nigerian. Such efforts and improvising could aid the forward’s spell at the club even as United rises to defend their reputation in the Premier League and beyond.
