Nigeria, March 7 -- Former Super Eagles forward Odion Ighalo, in a conversation with Rasheedat Ajibade during her session #Rash4Christ, revealed that upon discovering he was Manchester United's third-choice option for a backup striker, he began praying earnestly for the first two deals to fall through so he could join the club.

Fortunately for him, those moves collapsed, and he secured his dream transfer to United.

He also shared that he never complained about taking a pay cut, stating he was even willing to play for free to wear the Red Devils' jersey:

*"My agent told me Man Utd wanted a backup striker. They had four options [in the market], and I was the third option. I started praying against those options so that they wouldn't work...