Man United reveals, confirms Ighalo’s jersey number

Manchester United have assigned jersey number 25 to Odion Ighalo, who joined the club for a short-term loan from Shanghai Shenhua.

On Sunday, Ighalo arrived in Manchester from China following his transfer deadline-day switch from Shanghai Shenhua.

The former Watford star, who grew up as a fan of Man United, joined the Old Trafford club for the remainder of the season as cover for the Marcus Rashford’s injury.

Ighalo turned down another Premier League club to join United and has set his sights on lifting Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s troubled side back towards the Premier Leagues top four.

The club reveals the jersey number via a tweet while advertising Ighalo’s jersey.

The 30-year-old missed United’s draw with Wolves on Saturday, due to his loan move only being confirmed late on deadline day.

But despite the winter break start, Ighalo was expected to report for his training on Monday.

The Nigeria international scored 16 times in 55 Premier League appearances for Watford before moving to Changchun Yatai in January 2017, and then Shanghai Shenhua two years later.