Ighalo, first Nigerian to score for Man U

It was a special night for Odion Ighalo on Thursday as he got his first goal for Manchester United during a comprehensive 5-0 thumbing of Club Brugge in the second leg of Europa League round of 32 fixture at Old Trafford.

The 30-year-old was making his first start for the Red Devils since he made a loan switch on transfer deadline day from Chinese side, Shanghai Shenhua.

The self-proclaimed Manchester United fan was also making his debut in front of home fans in the second tier European competition.

Ighalo played as a substitute in the first leg which finished 1-1 in Belgium but the hamstring injury picked up by Anthony Martial in training this week allowed manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to select the Nigerian to lead the forward line.

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