Ighalo works extra hard, stays behind after Manchester United training

Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed that Odion Ighalo has been staying behind during training so as to ensure he gets fitter.

The former Nigerian international joined the English Premier League side from Shanghai Shenhua in China on loan till the end of the season.

He had his debut for the club in a 2-0 win against Chelsea with a performance that was praised by Solskjaer.

When asked if Ighalo would feature in United's Europa League clash against Club Brugges, Solskjaer said:

“I'm not going to tell the team today, but we're going to have to rotate with all the games coming up and he's one that could start, although we've not made a decision yet.

“For me, Odion is a different type of striker for us. He's a box striker, a goalscorer, we've seen him training, he knows his craft and how to train as a centre-forward.

“He's a fantastic professional and human being and has already added to the squad. The boys have taken to him. I hope he's going to sharpen up quickly.

“He's been out of season, he needs to do a little bit extra after training and we try to give him as much game time as possible. He had a good chance at Chelsea, but I'm sure he'll take his chances.”