Man Utd Coach Names Two Players That Will Determine Whether Ighalo Makes Home Debut Vs Watford
Published: February 21, 2020Manchester United coach Ole Solskjaer has revealed that the fitness of Mason Greenwood and Anthony Martial will determine whether or not Odion Ighalo is handed a home debut against his former club Watford on Sunday.
Two of Ighalo's substitute appearances so far for the Red Devils came in away matches - against Chelsea in the Premier League and Club Brugge in the Europa League.
While Greenwood was not in the team that faced Club Brugge on Thursday due to illness, Martial has started nine of the last ten matches played by Manchester United in all competitions and may need a breather.
On the likelihood of Ighalo facing Watford, Solskjaer was quoted as saying by United's official webpage : "Everyone says that [players raise their game] against their old team when they score, but there are also many games when you don’t score.
"Odion is getting more and more minutes, but [whether he starts] depends on Mason as well of course, and how Anthony [Martial] is [after playing on Thursday]."
"Odion is getting more and more minutes, but [whether he starts] depends on Mason as well of course, and how Anthony [Martial] is [after playing on Thursday]."
Ighalo spent two and a half years at Watford before sealing a big money move to Changchun Yatai in January 2017.
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