Manchester United legend Gary Neville has rubbished their loan deal for Shanghai Shenhua striker Odion Ighalo.

Neville believes that while the Nigerian may do an okay job for United, the deal itself highlights the deficiencies of their recruitment strategy.

The 44-year-old told Sky Sports: "They just needed a body in that area. Rashford's going to be out for another couple of months.

"I can't let the club off the hook though, unfortunately. Romelu Lukaku told us a couple of weeks ago that he had said he was going to leave last February or March.

"That's nine months to be able to manoeuvre and get into a position to sign a striker for the club for the long-term. And yet they have ended up desperately doing one on Deadline Day.

"The boy may do very well. He might come in and settle in, he might score goals and do a job for the club.

"But the fact that the club were in that position, knowing that Sanchez and Lukaku were leaving for many, many months, tells us that Manchester United, at this moment in time, are struggling to navigate through the transfer market smartly."