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Man Utd striker Ighalo: Why I won't change No25 shirt

Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo says he's happy with the No25 shirt.

Ighalo has been asked whether he would consider changing his current number 25 shirt for a more traditional striking number.

But he replied in a Q&A: "No I don't think so. The No.25 has been giving me luck so far so why would I want to change it?

"I picked it because when I joined the team that was the jersey that was available, I think that it was No.25 and No.19 – so I picked 25 because when I was in the Premier League before I wore 24 at Watford … so 24 plus one is 25 so I just picked 25.

"Legends like Antonio Valencia wore that shirt so it's a privilege. Nigerian Kanu wore the No.25 when he was at Arsenal, so it's a great number. I just picked it and said, 'Okay, yeah, lucky number for me.'"

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