Manchester United: Odion Ighalo pay cut comments have Red Devils fans gushing over loan striker’s attitude

Speaking to Manchester United’s official website in his first interview with the club, loan striker Odion Ighalo has revealed that he took a pay cut to sign for the Red Devils on the last day of the January transfer window – resulting in many United supporters singing his praises.

Ighalo, who signed on loan from Shanghai Shenhua in a last minute deadline day deal, apparently told his agent to make the move happen, irrespective of the cost to his personal salary. The Nigerian was signed as a temporary replacement for the injured Marcus Rashford, ideally allowing manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to play a natural striker and move Anthony Martial back into the wide positions.

Compared to Rashford, during his best Premier League season at Watford in 2015/2016, Ighalo failed to match the Englishman’s current statistics of 3.4 shots and two completed dribbles per game, as per WhoScored.com. However, the 30-year-old was able to match a similar goal return of 15 in 36 starts – with United supporters hoping he can replicate that form.

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You can find some of the best reactions to Ighalo’s ‘passion and loyalty’ below.