Odion Ighalo bids emotional farewell to Manchester United

"It’s so hard to see this dream come to an end"

Odion Ighalo has confirmed his departure from Manchester United, posting an emotional farewell on Instagram. The Nigerian forward joined the club on a short term loan spell in January 2020 from Chinese Super League outfit Shanghai Shenua, before the club extended his stay in Manchester for another six months. In his 23 games for the Red Devils, he scored five goals. Having signed Edinson Cavani, who is a bit better than Ighalo, the former Watford man became surplus to requirements at Palace and has now left the club. He might not be the most prolific striker in the world, but he found a place in United fans' hearts for his work ethic and his unbridled joy to be able to don the famous red shirt. In his farewell message, you can tell how much it meant. "It’s so hard to see this dream come to an end," he wrote. "But I give God the glory for helping me fulfil this life long dream of putting on a Manchester United shirt as a player and represent this great club. "It was indeed an honour I will forever cherish and be grateful for. "To the manager I say thank you for trusting and believing in me when many did not," he wrote about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. "To my amazing team mates I will miss you guys , it was always fun and a time I look forward to training and spending time with all of you. And I pray we win the LEAGUE and FA cup this year," he added. "To the best fans in the world (the Manchester United fans) we have missed you, but we hear your voices cheering us on from afar, we can’t wait to have you all back on the stands," he said, with an excellent use of brackets for clarification. Concluding his goodbye, he wrote: "I’m still and would remain a MANCHESTER UNITED FAN forever. Once a Red, always a Red. Thank you Manchester United and God bless." https://www.instagram.com/p/CKhO4UulfXJ/