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Daniel Murphy

Manchester United fans loved what Odion Ighalo did in Derby County win

Manchester United fans loved what Odion Ighalo did during the 3-0 win against Derby County in the FA Cup - and it wasn't just his two goals.

Ighalo made his second start for United on Thursday night following his loan move from Shanghai Shenhua in January and he marked it by bagging his second and third goals for the club.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side were already a goal to the good against the Rams following Luke Shaw's bouncing opener - that appeared to take a nick of Jesse Lingard - when Ighalo held off the challenges of two defenders before poking the ball into the bottom corner.            

But it was something that the Nigerian tried earlier in the half that got United fans excited as, when the score was still 0-0, a cross was floated into the box and he threw his body in the air in an attempt to score a bicycle kick.

Unfortunately, the ball went nowhere near Ighalo so we will never know if he would have scored spectacularly, but supporters loved the attempt nevertheless.            

You can see a selection of their reactions below:

Ighalo wasn't finished there, though, as the 30-year-old went to on to score again in the second-half by lashing the ball into the roof of the net after his initial goal-bound effort was blocked to round off the win.

With the victory, United have set up a quarter-final trip to Premier League relegation strugglers Norwich City, which is set to be played on the weekend of March 21.          

A win at Carrow Road would then see United travel to Wembley to compete in the semi-finals.

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