Watford defender, William TroostEkong, said he was happy to reunite with Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo, after Saturday’s FA Cup third round outing. Scott McTominay’s early strike in the fifth minute separated both teams at Old Trafford as the Red Devils knocked out the Championship club.
Troost-Ekong saw 76 minutes of action before he was replaced while his compatriot Ighalo was an unused substitute after making a return to Manchester United’s matchday squad for the first time since December 8. Saturday’s reunion was the first time the Nigeria stars met since the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, where the Super Eagles won bronze in Egypt, after which Ighalo called time on his international career. “Great to see my big brother Odion Ighalo! Keep flying the flag for us,” Troost-Ekong tweeted.
Ighalo, who spent two-and-a-half years at Watford, helped TroostEkong in making a decision to complete his permanent switch from Serie A club Udinese to Vicarage Road in September. “Ekong is a nice guy, I know him from the national team, and he played in Udinese too, like I played in Udinese,” Ighalo said before Saturday’s encounter.
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