Manchester United coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said signing Odion Ighalo on loan gives his squad a different dimension to their play and also allows him to rest Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood.
The manager believes the team’s involvement in several competitions made it compulsory to add more bodies.
According to him, Odion is a different breed of striker and he guarantees goals and a physical presence.
He added that if the club wishes to go far in the FA Cup and Europa League, he is needed.
His words, “He (Ighalo) is a different type of striker, a proven goalscorer and a physical presence,”
“It’ll also give us a chance to rest Mason [Greenwood] and Anthony [Martial] at times, as we’ve got so many games coming up.
“We want to go far in the Europa League, we want to go far in the FA Cup and we’ve got league games coming up, so it was important we had another type of striker to use.”
The Nigerian might make his Premier League debut for Manchester United when they travel to top four rivals Chelsea on Monday, February 17.
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