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'He needs one month': Manchester United new boy Odion Ighalo might not be fully ready for Premier League until MARCH due to difference in training to China, according to his old manager Quique Sanchez Flores

Odion Ighalo's former boss Quique Sanchez Flores has warned it may take up to a month for Manchester United's new signing to reach his peak after completing a shock return to the Premier League.

Sanchez Flores was Ighalo's manager at Watford when the Nigerian struck 17 goals in a season, before also coaching him for a short time at Shanghai Shenua in China.

The Old Trafford side will be hoping the 30-year-old can rediscover that form this season, but Sanchez Flores warned that standards between China and England differ greatly.