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ODION IGHALO IS A NATURAL STRIKER, SAYS SOLSKJAER

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Manchester United coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has described Nigerian forward, Odion Ighalo as a “natural striker.” He made the remark after a 5-0 win over Club Brugge in the Europa League on Thursday.

“As a fellow striker myself, I know how important that first goal is and he’s been close a couple of times,” Solskjaer, whose side were 6-1 winners on aggregate, told reporters.

“You can see he sniffs goals, he wants to be there, where it sometimes hurts.

“That goal, he was sharp in his head and as that ball is played over to Juan, he spins and was on the six-yard line when Juan puts it there. That’s a natural striker.”

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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