Ighalo and Fernandes arrived at Old Trafford from Chinese Super League outfit Shanghai Greenland Shenhua and Sporting CP respectively during the winter transfer window, and both have adapted quickly to life at Manchester.
Prior to the suspension of football due to the outbreak of coronavirus, the Nigerian scored four goals in eight appearances for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men.
Fernandes on the other hand has been fans’ favourite since his arrival as he was named Premier League player of the month for February after scoring two goals and providing three assists in just five appearances.
Ighalo had previously trained with Fernandes at Udinese before the pair were reunited at Old Trafford.
The ex-Watford forward labeled the Portuguese as a ‘fantastic player’ and insists he will be unstoppable when he settles down.
Ighalo told the United Hangout: "He [Fernandes] is intelligent, he has foresight, he has vision. He sees what he wants to do with the ball before it comes to him.”
"You can see the understanding between him and [Anthony] Martial, you can see the understanding between me and him, so he's a very good player - and he's not even settled down yet.”
"He comes from a very different place to the Premier League. When that guy has settled down, he's going to take the Premier League by sto
