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Odion Ighalo has said he "never imagined" he would end up playing for Manchester United when he was a Red Devils supporter as a child.
The Nigerian joined United on loan from Chinese club Shanghai Greenland Shenhua in January until the end of 2019-20.
It was a surprising, and for some underwhelming, move but necessary after Marcus Rashford was sidelined with a back injury in United's FA Cup replay against Wolverhampton Wanderers in January:
The 30-year-old striker has made a positive impact at United, scoring four goals in three starts, including a stunner against LASK in last week's 5-0 UEFA Europa League victory:
Despite being a childhood United fan, Ighalo said he never believed he would actually end up playing for them, per beIN Sports (h/t Goal's James Westwood):
"When you say those kinds of things (about playing for United when he was a child), people say 'are you crazy?