“I thought about it and I know if I would have done what Ole said, I would have scored more. He says: ‘You’re a striker, take the chance’. So I’ve learnt a lot from him, in terms of positioning and how to do one or two things in a game.
“As a striker, it’s good when a striker is coaching you.
“And, as a striker, you benefit even more than the defenders. He is someone who has scored goals for a long time and has done a lot for United, so it’s good to learn from him.”
Ighalo added on Solskjaer, having previously spent time in Norwegian football with Lyn: “He’s a big player [in Norway].
“Playing for United is amazing – for me, it’s the biggest team in the world. In your country, they are going to value it, like the way I am in Nigeria.
“In Norway, everyone rates him so highly because he did a lot for United, and he’s Norwegian. He was always on TV when I was there.”
Solskjaer had seen his United side rediscover a spark before competitive football shut down, with the arrival of Ighalo and Bruno Fernandes over the winter helping to raise collective standards.
A coach who had faced questions of his suitability to a demanding role is now being backed to rekindle former glories at the Theatre of Dreams, with Ighalo a fan of the 47-year-old’s methods.
He said: “He’s a very calm guy; he’s a good guy.
“Outside of football, he’s a good guy. When everybody is laughing in training, he joins in and he talks to us, but, when it’s the game, you see a serious face. We have to do this, we have to do that – then it’s business time.”(Goal.com)