Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hailed the qualities of Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo in the wake of his side's hard-fought 2-1 win over Norwich City in the quarterfinal of the FA Cup on Saturday evening.
The Shanghai Shenhua-owned player was a key player for the Red Devils in the victory, breaking the deadlock five minutes into the second half with a real poacher's finish and was involved in the build-up to the second goal scored by skipper Harry Maguire.
"Very important, that was important for me, we worked hard to do it, and Odion knows how much we value him in and around the dressing room," Ole told reporters at his post-match press conference.
"He’s a goalscorer, a poacher, he’s strong and we can play the ball into him. He showed for the second and Paul [Pogba] found him."
"He’s a goalscorer, a poacher, he’s strong and we can play the ball into him. He showed for the second and Paul [Pogba] found him."
Solskjaer went on to praise his number 25 for the way in which he executed his chance for the opener.
"He's got one eye on the ball.
"Probably one eye is on the keeper coming to smash him and the defender coming to smash him, so well done," he added.
"Probably one eye is on the keeper coming to smash him and the defender coming to smash him, so well done," he added.
Ighalo has now netted five goals in four starts for Manchester United since joining the club in the January transfer window.
Igho Kingsley
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