Former Arsenal defender, Paul Merson, is confident Odion Ighalo will accept a permanent offer to remain at Manchester United after his loan spell.
The 30-year-old has been impressive for the Red Devils since his temporary signing from Chinese Super League outfit Shanghai Shenhua in January.
Ighalo has returned four goals in three starts for Manchester United so far, and the ex-Premier League star believes he has been ‘outstanding’ in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team despite his limited playing time.
“When Odion Ighalo arrived at Manchester United in January, I didn’t really want to get involved in any conversations about him because, either way, there was a danger of being made to look silly,” Merson told Sky Sports.
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“If you said he was going to be awful he could embarrass you badly by performing like he did during that brilliant year he had with Watford or if you said he was going to be a good signing, he could still be the player who put in some awful showings just before he left Watford.
“I didn’t want to get involved in that because it was a no-win situation.
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