It should have come earlier too: against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, the forward missed a one-on-one shortly after his introduction, which was stopped by Willy Caballero‘s legs, before failing to convert from a tight angle against old side Watford on Sunday, after Adam Masina diverted his left-footed shot on to the post. It’s not new information that Tottenham Hotspur made a late move to bring the Shanghai Shenhua forward on loan to bolster attacking options for their top four push, but it was swiftly rejected by both parties...hours later the former Nigeria international signed for the Red Devils. Opting for the 13-time Premier League champions has seen him fulfil his childhood dream, but he will have played a greater role for Jose Mourinho’s side given how tricky their situation was following Harry Kane’s injury. The injury situation in North London got even worse for Mourinho in mid-February after Son Heung-min sustained a fracture to his right arm against Aston Villa which further reduces the Portuguese’s already short choices in attack for the foreseeable future. It led to the former Man United boss playing Lucas Moura and Dele Alli up front in their 1-0 Champions League defeat by RB Leipzig, which failed spectacularly as the latter, frustrated by the horde of long balls lumped forward, had a bad game. It’s a game Ighalo will certainly have started if he chose London over Manchester, but the former Super Eagle will instead have to accept a role on the bench when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s troops face Everton at Goodison Park this weekend, as Anthony Martial is expected to return.
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