Odion Ighalo admits pulling on the Manchester United shirt as a player has been a surreal experience.

For Ighalo, the last six weeks have been something of a whirlwind experience. The 30-year-old is a lifelong United fan and is still coming to terms with the fact he plays for the 20-time English champions.

"When you say those kinds of things (about the prospect of playing for United when he was a child), people say 'are you crazy?' because back then you don't even know what the future holds," the striker told beIN Sports.

"First you just want to go outside the country to start playing – even for a small team, not even to talk of going to United.

"But my support for the team was great. I tried to see every game of United every weekend if possible. I still remember those memories.

"I never imagined it was going to turn out this way. Even when I played in the Premier League for Watford, I never thought this was going to happen."