Odion Ighalo ruined Wayne Rooney’s hopes of leading Derby to an FA Cup upset against Manchester United as the Nigeria striker’s double sealed a 3-0 win in the fifth round on Thursday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side were always in control at Pride Park and Luke Shaw opened the scoring before Ighalo took over to dash Rooney’s bid to knock out his former club.
Ighalo has only been at United for a few weeks after arriving from China, but his second and third goals for the club stole the spotlight from Old Trafford icon Rooney.
“When you get strikers in you want them to be happy and confident. It is great for us to have Odion to call upon,” Solskjaer said.
“He is a different striker for us and scores some good goals. There are not many who could dig that one out for his first.” Rooney left United in 2017 after 13 glittering years including five Premier League titles, Champions League glory and a club record 253 goals.
United’s pressure paid off with a fortunate opener in the 33rd minute. Fernandes’ shot was deflected high into the air and Shaw met it with a half-volley from the edge of the area, the ball taking a wicked bounce off Jesse Lingard and looping over Roos into the net.
Shaw turned provider as United doubled their lead eight minutes later. Advancing with intent towards the Derby area, the left-back squeezed a pass into Ighalo, who turned away from two defenders before poking his shot past Roos from six yards.
Manchester United 3. Derby County 0.
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