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'They are telepathic!' - Flores amazed by Ighalo-Deeney partnership

Two assists from Deeney and an opener from his Nigerian partner saw the Hornets reach the FA Cup semi-final and the coach is astounded at how well they play together

Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores likened the link-up between Troy Deeney and Odion Ighalo to "telepathy" after his strike partnership inspired a 2-1 FA Cup quarterfinal win over title holder Arsenal.

Ighalo pounced on Deeney's 50th-minute knockdown to open the scoring at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday and the latter was also the provider for Adlene Guedioura's thunderbolt to make it 2-0.