Former Manchester United and Watford striker, Odion Ighalo has called previous Arsenal playmaker, Mesut Ozil, as the best player he played against in his glittering profession up until now.

Ighalo said this when he appeared as a guest on Thursday evening’s edition of Inside The Hive to address questions from Watford fans.

The 32-year-old faced Ozil 4 times throughout his time with Watford and handled to win just one of the matches against the former Germany international.

The Al-Hilal star made 100 looks in all competitions for Watford, scoring 39 objectives.

The Super Eagles assaulter invested approximately three years at Vicarage Road.

Asked to call the very best player he has actually bet, Ighalo stated, “I have actually met numerous players.

“I will state when we bet Arsenal, I came up against Mesut Ozil. He is a very good gamer and extremely competent.”

Ozil presently plays for Fenerbahce in the Turkish first-division league.