The former United ace, who scored 66 goals in 152 games for the Old Trafford club, has put pen to paper on a two-year deal and will officially take over the reins on July 1. He will replace outgoing boss Ante Milicic, who has made the decision to step down after two years in charge for family reasons.
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Odion Ighalo has revealed his two Manchester United idols growing up, as he continues to live the dream since his shock move to Old Trafford.
Yaya Touré, one of the most celebrated African players of the past decade, will be joined by straight-talking Jay-Jay Okocha, Dwight Yorke (one half of the deadly duo which spearheaded Manchester United’s charge to a historical treble in 1999) plus former Manchester United and Everton fullback Phil Neville and Italian maestro Gianfranco Zola, one of Chelsea’s greatest players.
Yaya Touré, one of the most celebrated African players of the past decade, will be joined by straight-talking Jay-Jay Okocha, Dwight Yorke (one half of the deadly duo which spearheaded Manchester United’s charge to a historical treble in 1999) plus former Manchester United and Everton fullback Phil Neville and Italian maestro Gianfranco Zola, one of Chelsea’s greatest players.
The 44-year-old passed away on Friday morning after suffering a cardiac arrest at the Premier League’s club’s training ground the previous day
“The only time I have played outside the Premier League I won it with Sunderland so I have got a great understanding of what the Championship is as a player,” he told talkSPORT