Solskjaer backs Ighalo to improve further at Manchester United after brace


Soccer Football - FA Cup Fifth Round - Derby County v Manchester United - Pride Park, Derby, Britain - March 5, 2020 Manchester United's Odion Ighalo scores their second goal REUTERS/Andrew Yates

(Reuters) - Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo is fulfilling all the expectations of the Premier League club when they signed him on loan and the Nigerian will only improve as he gets used to his new team mates, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said.

The 30-year-old, who took a pay cut to secure a loan move to Old Trafford from China's Shanghai Shenhua in January, netted a brace in Thursday's 3-0 FA Cup victory over second-tier Derby County that sealed a spot in the quarter-finals.

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