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Ighalo dedicates first Man Utd goal to late sister

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Manchester United's Odion Ighalo celebrates scoring their second goal [Phil Noble, Reuters]

Odion Ighalo dedicated his first goal for Manchester United to his sister who died in December, as coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer described the Nigerian as a "natural striker" after a 5-0 win over Club Brugge in the Europa League on Thursday.

The 30-year-old Nigerian, who took a pay cut to seal a loan move to Old Trafford from China's Shanghai Shenhua last month, tapped home midfielder Juan Mata's pass in the first half of their last-32 second leg.

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