Shaw reveals dressing room reaction to Odion Ighalo loan extension

Manchester United star Luke Shaw has revealed how the group felt after hearing the news that Odion Ighalo had been granted an extended stay at the Premier League club

Luke Shaw has revealed the feeling inside the Manchester United dressing room after Odion Ighalo's loan deal was extended by the Red Devils.

Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua wanted their man back for the resumption of football in Asia, with his temporary stay in Manchester due to end in recent days.

But an agreement was reached which will see Ighalo finish the current campaign with United, with matches restarting from June 17 onwards.

And Shaw says the whole group at Carrington are happy the striker will be extending his stay in England for the time being.

"We’ve already had some really good news at United this week with Odion extending his contract," he told United's official website.

"All the players are really happy for him. Obviously his situation was up in the air and we try not to talk about that kind of thing at training but we’re just so happy for him.

"Before he arrived, a few people outside the club weren’t too sure what he was going to bring to the club, but he’s shown everyone because he’s brought goals and a different style to our other strikers.

"He’s earned and deserved the chance to stay here longer. He brings happiness and a smile to the place.

"He’s great in training but he’s also been really important at times during games and scored some great goals.

"Now that everything’s sorted, hopefully he can relax now and settle back into doing what he was doing before football stopped."

United are preparing for their return to action in the coming weeks.

And Shaw admits the group are in high spirits and are raring to get back out on the pitch.

"Training is going really well for us all. I think you can see from the videos that have been going out that everyone’s looking very sharp, very fit and obviously we’re all very keen to get back to the games," he added.

"The first few days back were about returning to normality, getting used to the ball again, playing games and getting a bit of fitness work in, but now we’ve got a good base and we can start doing a bit more work that the manager and the coaches want to do around the way we play and the system we’ll be working on.

"We’ve been doing a bit more tactical work to get our principles in for what the manager wants.

"The lads are engaging in that well and understanding more and more what the gaffer wants.

"We’ve got a good couple of weeks now to work on what we’re going to be doing as a team."