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‘Ighalo the striking bully Man Utd have needed’ – Berbatov sees new boy proving people wrong

The former Red Devils striker admits to having had doubts over a deal for the Nigerian, but concedes that he already looks like a shrewd signing

Odion Ighalo is the striking “bully” that Manchester United have been crying out for, says Dimitar Berbatov, with the Nigerian frontman proving plenty of people wrong at Old Trafford.

Eyebrows were raised when the former Watford star was brought back to English football from Shanghai Shenhua.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s search for more firepower had dragged on into deadline day, with a deal for Ighalo pushed through as the winter window came to a close.