Odion Ighalo: My 'dream' Manchester United move, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's man-management and why Paul Pogba needs to stay at Old Trafford
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The former Manchester United forward, who scored five goals in 23 appearances for the club across all competitions, speaks exclusively to Sky Sports News' Dharmesh Sheth about his time at Old Trafford, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's strengths, and why he thinks Paul Pogba must stay at the club...
By Dharmesh Sheth and Blake Welton
Monday 12 April 2021 19:36, UK

Odion Ighalo's loan move to Manchester United from Chinese outfit Shanghai Shenhua in January 2020 is still considered one of the unlikeliest transfers of recent windows.
Having left English football in 2017 following a three-year spell at Watford where he had helped the club to Premier League promotion, Ighalo would not have been a name many would have considered at the time to solve United's striker shortage.
However, despite the move to Old Trafford being a brief one, leaving in January 2021 to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Shabab, it will be one the 31-year-old will never forget.
Here, Ighalo, who scored five goals in 23 appearances for United across all competitions, speaks exclusively to Sky Sports News' Dharmesh Sheth about his 'dream' move, what it was like playing under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and why Paul Pogba must stay at the club...

DS: It's really good to see you, Odion. First of all, how's it going at Al-Shabab?
OI: I'm enjoying it, that's the most important thing - the fans love me and I am enjoying my time in a different country, a different league and culture. We're top of the league at the moment so hopefully we can keep going and win it.
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Could you have stayed at Manchester United after January?
There wasn't much possibility because I wanted more playing time. At my age, I want to play and not just sit on the bench and not have any minutes.








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