Tuesday, 5 January 2021

Edinson Cavani becomes the reason Odion Ighalo rarely plays at Manchester United

By db-admin

DBasia.news – Odion Ighalo has been out of sight on the field recently. This is because he did not get the trust of Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Odion Ighalo’s story with Manchester United began in the middle of last season. At that time, the Red Devils were facing a crisis on the front lines after Marcus Rashford’s long injury.

Manchester United had glanced at a number of players to bring in. However, due to the increasingly tight deadlines with transfer, finally Odion Ighalo was the choice.

Manchester United borrowed Odion Ighalo from Shanghai Shenhua until the end of the 2019-2020 season. That means, Ighalo is Man United’s short-term plan.

For Ighalo, defending Manchester United is an opportunity that cannot be missed. The 31 year old player claims to be a Man United supporter.

Odion Ighalo answered Manchester United’s confidence with a neat performance. He packed five goals in 19 matches. Ighalo is a cure for Man United’s front line crisis.

Enthusiastic about the striker’s actions, Manchester United extended Ighalo’s loan duration until January 2021. After negotiations with the owner, Man United’s wishes were fulfilled.

However, different conditions occurred this season. Odion Ighalo seemed to have vanished. When it almost entered the middle of the season, Ighalo had only appeared for four matches.

The player from Nigeria was unable to compete with Edinson Cavani who joined at the start of this season. Things got even more difficult after Rashford and Anthony Martial appeared fit and sharp.

Ighalo’s fate was predicted by former Nigerian winger, Garba Lawal. According to him, Manchester United treated Ighalo in a sweet way after being discarded.

“When Manchester United brought Cavani, I already knew Ighalo would have problems. When I already had a striker, but added to him, I didn’t know how it would go,” said Lawal as reported by Goal.

Now, Odion Ighalo’s loan time is coming to an end. It seems, this time Manchester United will not increase the duration.