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Man Utd hero Gary Neville's stunned reaction to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer signing Odion Ighalo – Express, Express.co.uk

Man Utd hero Gary Neville's stunned reaction to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer signing Odion Ighalo – Express, Express.co.uk

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Gary Neville has revealed Odion Ighalo’s deadline day move from Shanghai Shenhua to Old Trafford has left him lost for words. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ended up landing the former Watford hitman in a six-month loan deal on Friday to bolster his injury-hit frontline.

Marcus Rashford’s lay-off has compounded the blow felt after United failed to replace Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez following their respective departures to Inter Milan last summer.

Ighalo was the man United were forced to turn to after Erling Braut Haaland decided against joining fellow Norwegian Solskjaer in Manchester to head to Borussia Dortmund instead.

Neville opened up on his stunned reaction to the loan swoop on Twitter, admitting he had been taken aback while wishing Ighalo well during his time at Old Trafford.

Neville wrote: “I’ve been trying to find the words to describe what I think about the Ighalo signing. I can’t… @SkySportsPL will be hoping I’ve mustered something together by 5. . See you then. P.S. I’m hoping the lad does brilliantly by the way. “

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Man Utd Gary Neville Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Odion Ighalo Man Utd hero Gary Neville is surprised Ole Gunnar Solskjaer signed Odion Ighalo on loan (Image: GETTY)

Ighalo is best known in the UK for his spell at Watford, during which he scored goals in appearances before heading to China.

The 67 – year-old, who was not registered in time to play for United against Wolves this evening, first played for Changchun Yatai in the Far East.

He moved on to Chinese Super League giants Shanghai Shenhua last year following Changchun Yatai’s relegation to League One.

(The start of the) Chinese Super League season has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, which saw plenty of players looking to leave the country.

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Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has loaned in Odion Ighalo from Shanghai Shenhua until the summer (Image: GETTY) Boyhood United fan Ighalo jumped at the chance to join the Red Devils on loan when Solskjaer came calling, rejecting an offer from Tottenham in the process.

Ighalo’s switch came after United had scrambled around at the end of the transfer window to sign a striker following Haaland’s snub and Rashford’s injury.

United also looked at signing Paris Saint-Germain’s Edinson Cavani, as well as at bringing back academy product Joshua King, who’s on the books at Bournemouth.

Ighalo might be able to make his United debut against Chelsea on February , providing he’s up to speed by then.

Last month, Neville criticized Ed Woodward, claiming the executive vice-chairman had been key to United’s fall from grace since

“I can’t change the ownership, no one can,” said Neville. “I’m struggling to understand why the ownership have persisted in trusting that management team to oversee the building of a Premier League title winning team since Sir Alex [Ferguson] left [in May 2013].

“If you don’t lose your job for essentially overseeing that investment, that wage bill, and putting that team out on the pitch then I have to say something is really wrong.

“In terms of what the club needed to do for a number of years now – [it’s to] put the best in class football operators into that club and they’re not doing it. They’re not doing it and it’s a mess. “


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