Watford striker Odion Ighalo has admitted he would find it difficult to say no to Manchester United if they make an approach for his services and statistics provided by fantasy football game Oulala prove that the Red Devils could definitely make use of the Nigerian's rich vein of form.
The 26-year-old has made a superb start to his Premier League career this season and his goals have helped the Hornets climb to ninth place in the table.
The newly promoted side were predicted to be little more than relegation fodder this term but they now sit just four points adrift of the Red Devils, who have struggled for goals in recent weeks.
While Ighalo has found the net 14 times in the top tier - a tally bettered only by Romelu Lukaku and Jamie Vardy - United's front line has faltered.
Captain Wayne Rooney has been below par for the majority of the campaign and has scored just twice; not even a mercurial back heel against Swansea has been able to mask the forward's struggles.
Anthony Martial, meanwhile, enjoyed a blistering start to life at United after he came off the bench to score against the club's bitter rivals Liverpool.
But the Frenchman has only been on target three times in total and has been emphatically outperformed by Ighalo, who cost a fraction of the huge transfer fee United paid Monaco for Martial in the summer.
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The Watford forward's conversion rate is 21% and almost twice as good as both of his United rivals, while an impressive tally of 65 shots on goal is better than Rooney and Martial's combined tally.
Playing at Old Trafford is Igahlo's 'dream' and he could well be the man to end what is threatening to turn into a nightmare campaign for Van Gaal and his side.
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