Ighalo aiming to lift Man Utd after loan extension


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 03 Jun 2020

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Round of 16 First Leg - LASK Linz v Manchester United - Linzer Stadion, Linz, Austria - March 12, 2020 Manchester United's Odion Ighalo celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

(Reuters) - Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo hopes to lift Manchester United "higher and higher" after extending his loan deal at the Premier League club from Shanghai Shenhua until the end of January 2021.

Ighalo, whose initial loan spell from the Chinese Super League side was set to end on May 31, scored four goals in eight games for United before football was suspended due to COVID-19.

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