Manchester United Treble winner Jaap Stam supports their swoop for Odion Ighalo.

The striker has joined on-loan from Shanghai Shenhua to June.

"He's got nothing to lose because nobody thought he would be a United player," Stam told Sky Sports.

“United have the confidence in him. We're all a bit surprised, but he can just go in there and do his thing. We all want to see United get back up there.

“Like all former players and United supporters, we wish him well. He's joining a big family. Everybody within the club hopes that every player will do well and is going to perform. I'm sure he'll feel welcome and hopefully he's going to produce.

“He's now playing with better players than he was at Watford, so he will get more opportunities to score than at Watford. I'm sure he's got the ability. He wasn't their first choice, but you assume people have seen him and trust what he can bring."