Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo has revealed the healthy relationship between him and his striking duo, Rashford and Martial while commending both players attributes on and off the pitch.
Ighalo has matured into an excellent centre-forward, whose hold-up play and harassing of defenders was evident in the recent Emirates FA Cup win at Norwich City, when he was perhaps unfortunate not to win the Man-of-the-Match award. It was another chance for the loan signing from Shanghai Greenland Shenhua to display his qualities in that role, as part of a much-changed side.
“Anthony Martial is very skilful,” he explained. “He’s a direct striker. He likes to play with the ball at his feet. Rashy [Marcus Rashford] likes to run in behind. I think I bring different things to the strikers we have. I can play with my back to goal, I can keep the ball. I’m strong so it’s different, you know, and for the different games, we play different patterns and with different strategies.
“So it’s good to have different types of striker in order to accomplish what you want.
“I think I’ve gained more experience now and I push my game a little bit more than when I was at Watford. I think I’m even stronger now than I was then and have a bit more fighting ability to give, plus I have the experience to do what it takes on the field to score goals and to help the team. I feel I have improved from then to now.”
