Odion Ighalo has revealed that he was criticized by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after one of his goalscoring appearances for Manchester United.
Ighalo accomplished a dream transfer to Old Trafford throughout the January switch window and scored 4 targets in his first eight appearances for Manchester United.
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During an interview with Manchester United Tv, he gave insight into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s coaching methods and revealed how the Manchester United boss has improved his game since he joined the team.
Ighalo said: “When I moved to United, I learned a few things from him.
“During games… there was even a game I scored in, and he said, ‘You should have scored more if you do this or do that’
“I thought about it and I know if I would have done what Ole said, I would have scored more. He says: ‘You’re a striker, take the chance’. So I’ve learnt a lot from him, in terms of positioning and how to do one or two things in a game.
“As a striker, it’s good when a striker is coaching you. And, as a striker, you benefit even more than the defenders. He is someone who has scored goals for a long time and has done a lot for United, so it’s good to learn from him.
“He’s a very calm guy; he’s a good guy. Outside of football, he’s a good guy. When everybody is laughing in training, he joins in and he talks to us, but, when it’s the game, you see a serious face. We have to do this, we have to do that – then it’s business time.
“He’s a big player [in Norway]. Playing for United is amazing – for me, it’s the biggest team in the world. In your country, they are going to value it, like the way I am in Nigeria.
“In Norway, everyone rates him so highly because he did a lot for United, and he’s Norwegian. He was always on TV when I was there.”
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