United fans praise indispensable Ighalo

Manchester United's Odion Ighalo scores their third goal [Carl Recine ,Reuters]

Odion Ighalo scored twice as Manchester United beat second-tier Derby County 3-0 on Thursday, March 5, to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals and extend their unbeaten run to nine matches.

The Red Devils will travel to Norwich who eliminated Tottenham Hotspurs on post-match penalties for their quarter-final clash.

Luke Shaw provided the assist for Ighalo to muscle through and poke home United's second four minutes before halftime.

The 30-year-old Nigerian striker, who arrived at Old Trafford in January on loan till the end of the season from China's Shanghai Shenhua doubled his tally in the 70th minute with a left-footed shot off a rebound.

"As long as my team-mates believe in me, the boss believes in me and the fans believe in me, I just have to keep going," said Ighalo, who has now scored three goals from two starts.

Manchester United coach Ole Gunner Solsjaer after the match was full of praise for the Nigerian. Solsjaer was quite impressed by how he(Ighalo) was confident before the goal.

 "A nice goal again from Odion and fantastic save by Sergio from Wayne's free-kick. It's great for us to have Odion to call upon. He's a different type of striker, he holds it up well, " said Sosljaer.

Nigerians and Manchester United fans have showered praises to the former Shanghai Shenhua forward and congratulated the club for progressing to the F.A Quarterfinals

 

Odion Ighalo since joining Man Utd:

2 starts
2 goals

Igoalo. ???????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/9rkWVoWlhd — Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) March 5, 2020

Odion Ighalo has scored in every game he started for Man United. The only Man United striker ever with such a record. Legend. pic.twitter.com/I3RdXui3wf — JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) March 5, 2020

From Ajegunle to the Greatest Club in English Football

Ighalo to the world!!!!

Don’t Scroll without liking this#DERMUN #IghaloFC ???????? pic.twitter.com/OdTdvSNrPb — IYAWO DWD FERNANDES ???????? (@_nseobong) March 5, 2020

Odion Ighalo is the second ever African player to bag a brace for Man Utd since Quinton Fortune against Bradford in 2000.

Making his mark. pic.twitter.com/Ioq2aHwL9w — Soar Super Eagles (@SSE_NGA) March 5, 2020

Goals scored in March 2020

Cristiano Ronaldo : 0

Lionel Messi : 0

Odion Ighalo : 1

Odion Ighalo is the greatest player of all time. — Ewure Of Africa ???? (@Dehkunle) March 5, 2020

Viva Ighalo! #MUFC
Manchester United are now unbeaten in nine games, keeping seven clean sheets and scoring 21 goals pic.twitter.com/qCktsZcFCf — @spartins (@spartins01) March 5, 2020