Nigeria international striker Odion Ighalo says helping Watford knock out Arsenal, the reigning champions of the FA Cup, out of the competition was a “dream”.
Ighalo scored once as the Hornets tore the form books to shreds to shock the holders at their stately patch and he is now looking to strut his stuff at Wembley.
The Nigerian last scored for Watford on January 23 but Ighalo said he received words of encouragement from the club’s manager, Quique Sanchez Flores.
“It’s a dream because I’ve never played at Wembley before. It’ll be a dream come true for me to play there. Not only to play there but to win and play in the final would be great.
“We came here with confidence and worked hard together as a team, and we got the result. Although I haven’t been scoring for the last couple of games, I keep on working hard because I know strikers go through what I’m going through.
“But I keep my head up and keep on working because I know the goals will start coming again. I hope it’s a start of goals coming again.
“Goals always give confidence to strikers. When you’re not scoring you think about a lot of things and do things you shouldn’t do. But the gaffer has always said that I’m doing everything right and that I just need to keep working hard and doing what I’m doing, and the goal will come.
“Sometimes I feel like I’m letting the team down by not getting the goals because when you don’t score goals you don’t win games. So that’s why every time I want to do my best and try to score.
“The gaffer told me that I’m not letting the team down in any way, I’m working hard and I should keep working hard and the goals will come,” he said.
Ighalo has now scored 16 goals for Watford in all competitions this season.
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