Former Manchester United player showers praise on Ighalo

Former Manchester United, Derek Brazil has said that he would prefer to play against Anthony Martial than against Odion Ighalo.

Singing praises of Ighalo, Derek stated that the former Nigerian international who joined United from Shanghai Shenhua in China is a striker that always wants to get inside the six-yard box.

“When a new player comes to United, especially one who’s had a few doubts about him like Ighalo, the bits that he came on in the games, he held the ball up well, he brings people into play, and he always wants to get in the six-yard box.

“Martial is different. As a centre-half I’d prefer to play against someone like Martial because you know that if you do give them a little wack from behind then he’s not going to try and recover that ball.

“Ighalo for me is proving people wrong. And he took his goal – I know it was only Derby but it was two good finishes – and I think he will give more problems to the Man City backline than Martial would on his own up there because the way United play, they do counter attack.

“If you’ve just got Martial up there, and you want him to hold the ball up so that the runners can get to him, you know he doesn’t do – he’ll probably do it six times out of 10.

“But with Ighalo, from what I’ve seen, his percentage is more than that. You’re talking eight, nine times out of 10 he’ll keep it.”

Ighalo has scored thrice out of seven games for United since joining the club on a six-month loan.