The Nigeria forward found himself faced with an open goal in the 15th minute after United keeper David De Gea spilled the ball at his feel. However, the Super Eagle—without any distraction or pressure—skewed his shot wide. Ighalo was torn apart on social media for his mis-kick, with some mischievously claiming that his penchant for all things United was behind his mistake. Others argued that it was one of the worst misses ever seen in the Premier League, while some questioned whether the international hitman can really be considered EPL quality!

While Nigerian social media users also joined in the chiding of the hitman, many of them will remember a miss by one of Ighalo’s compatriots that was every bit as bad—and arguably worse—than the Watford frontman’s unfortunate failure. Surely the most infamous miss by a Nigerian frontman came in the 2010 World Cup, when poor Yakubu Aiyegbeni missed the target against South Korea despite only being a few yards from the line. The then-Everton forward had the whole goal at his mercy after being picked out by Ayila Yussuf, but somehow appeared to lose concentration at the crucial moment and nonchalantly finished wide before looking on in disbelief.

In contrast to Watford, however, the Super Eagles weren’t able to move on from Yakubu’s horrors how in front of goal and take all three points…at least Ighalo can thank Etienne Capoue, Juan Zuniga and Troy Deeney to thank as the Hornets eclipsed Manchester United.