The Nigeria striker was an unused substitute as the Red Devils eliminated Watford from the FA Cup
The fairytale wasn’t meant to end like this.
Odion Ighalo’s arrival at Manchester United a year ago was the stuff of dreams—literally—for the Nigeria international, but things haven’t worked out as planned.
As his inevitable exit from Old Trafford draws ever closer, the weekend’s FA Cup meeting with Watford ought to have been an opportunity for a final farewell to his boyhood club—and potentially—to English football.
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The Hornets, after all, were the club who had given him his first chance in the Premier League before then encouraging him to depart for China—reportedly against his wishes—when his first stint in England came to an end.