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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hoping the winter break will serve as a useful period of integration for his newcomers.

United are poised to visit a warm-weather training camp during their fortnight without a scheduled fixture, after Saturday's leggy and laboured performance against Wolves.

Loan signing Odion Ighalo is set to join up with fellow new boy Bruno Fernandes and the rest of the United squad, after flying in from China on Sunday.

Injured duo Paul Pogba and Scott McTominay are not due to be involved, but Solskjaer feels the break will be of huge benefit to the rest of his side.

"They'll have a week or so off and we've got more days [rest] because we're playing Chelsea on the Monday," Solskjaer said. "So we'll get together on the Saturday and we'll have a good camp, working on different things.

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"Of course, we've got a few new players, hopefully we can integrate them into the squad. [The players] have been fantastic. We've had to, with all the injuries we've had, rely on many of these to maybe play more games than they should, and they've been brilliant.

"Yes, we've had ups and downs, but it shows that we do miss the injured players so, yeah, it'll be a nice break and I think it's about time we had that in England. I think all teams will get their energy levels back."

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Getting Ighalo up to speed will be one of Solskjaer's primary concerns,with United's lack of attacking presence clearly evident against Wolves.

Anthony Martial has come under fire for his form of late, with calls for the Frenchman to be dropped in favour of youngster Mason Greenwood.

But Solskjaer has leapt to the defence of Martial, and claims his form is merely a result of fatigue.

“He’s giving us everything,” said Solskjaer. “He’s started the last eight games and he’s running ­probably 20 per cent more than what he did when I came here.

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“So it’s not just mental ­robustness and tactical, it’s that physical side we’ve had to work with, because they’re making strides.

"We’ll give him more support and give him rest when he ­deserves it, because he’s been asked to play too much as well, especially now when ­Marcus [Rashford] is injured.

“I know that he’s tired, but he’s never ever dodged a ­training session. He’s training, he’s available for every game, so I’m delighted with the boy.”

The arrival of the experienced Ighalo, 30, should lighten the burden, providing he can hit the ground running.

And the Nigerian admitted he couldn't wait to get started with his new team.

Speaking on arrival at Manchester Airport, Ighalo said: "I'm happy to be in Manchester first and this is a great opportunity for me.

"It's a dream come true because since I was a kid, I've always dreamed about Man Utd.

"I am happy to be here and to work out with the team and finish very well this season."