Ighalo aiming to lift Man Utd after loan extension
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EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: CONTAINS A WHITE FLASH
VIDEO SHOWS: TWO SOUNDBITES FROM MANCHESTER UNITED STRIKER, ODION IGHALO, FILE STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF IGHALO PLAYING FOR MANCHESTER UNITED, RECENT MANCHESTER UNITED TRAINING FOOTAGE
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1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER UNITED STRIKER, ODION IGHALO, SAYING:
"I'm really happy. It's a dream for me again, so I'm buzzing and I'm ready to go."
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3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER UNITED STRIKER, ODION IGHALO, SAYING:
"We're fighting for two cups - the Europa Cup (Europa League) and the FA Cup - which we want to fight to get to the final to win it, which is possible and for us to end in the top four to qualify for the Champions League, which has been the aim of the manager, the fans and everybody in the club 'til today, this is what we want to achieve and I'm part of that goal to achieve that. So, I'm working towards that with the team and everybody around the club."
4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER MANCHESTER UNITED DEFENDER, WES BROWN, SAYING:
"When you scored, being a Man United fan what did that feel like? That must have been crazy."
5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER UNITED STRIKER, ODION IGHALO, SAYING:
"It felt great you know, because this is a moment I thought would never happen in my lifetime and seeing it happen is a different feeling. It's very difficult for me to explain the feelings inside, but I also want to say it's great and it's the moment I'm going to cherish all the days of my life."
CARRINGTON, NEAR MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - MARCH 11, 2020) (ACTION IMAGES - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)
6. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF IGHALO SMILING DURING A TRAINING SESSION
LINZ, AUSTRIA (FILE - MARCH 12, 2020) (REUTERS PICTURES - ACCESS ALL) (REUTERS PICTURES - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)
7. TWO STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF IGHALO CELEBRATING AFTER SCORING A GOAL DURING MANCHESTER UNITED'S EUROPA LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST LASK LINZ
DERBY, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - MARCH 5, 2020) (REUTERS PICTURES - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)
8. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF IGHALO CELEBRATING WITH MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER, OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER AFTER THEIR FA CUP MATCH AGAINST DERBY COUNTY
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 28, 2020) (MUTV - MUST COURTESY "MUTV". DO NOT OBSCURE LOGO. NO RESALES.) (MUTE)
9. MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYERS DURING TEAM TRAINING SESSION
10. SHOT IN PORTRAIT - PLAYER JUGGLING BALL (BACK TO CAMERA)
11. SHOT IN PORTRAIT - MANCHESTER UNITED MIDFIELDER, BRUNO FERNANDES, JUGGLING BALL ON HIS HEAD
12. SQUAD DOING TRAINING DRILL
13. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS TAKING SHOT ON GOAL DURING TEAM TRAINING SESSION
14. SQUAD DOING TRAINING DRILL
STORY: Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo hopes to help Manchester United win two trophies and qualify for the Champions League after extending his loan deal at the Premier League club from Shanghai Shenhua until the end of January 2021.
Ighalo, whose initial loan spell from the Chinese Super League side was set to end on May 31, scored four goals in eight games for United before football was suspended due to COVID-19.
"I'm really happy. It's a dream for me again, so I'm buzzing and I'm ready to go," he told MUTV on Tuesday (June 2).
United have nine games left to play in the league and are fifth on 45 points, three points behind Chelsea, with the campaign set to resume on June 17.
They have all but sealed progress to the Europa League quarter-finals after a 5-0 win over LASK Linz in the first leg of their last-16 fixture.
Ole Gunnar Solskaer's team will also play Norwich City in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
"We're fighting for two cups - the Europa Cup (Europa League) and the FA Cup," Ighalo said. "We want to fight to get to the final to win it, which is possible and for us to end in the top four to qualify for the Champions League, which has been the aim of the manager, the fans and everybody in the club till today, this is what we want to achieve and I'm part of that goal to achieve that.
"So, I'm working towards that with the team and everybody around the club."
(Production: Tim Hart)
