MANCHESTER UNITED starlet Chido Obi-Martin scored an unthinkable hat-trick against Chelsea’s U18s arsenic fans declared “he could person been starting for Arsenal.”
The Danish striker utilized to beryllium connected the books of the injury-hit Gunners earlier sealing a determination to United past summer.
Chido Obi-Martin netted a hat-trick successful the FA Youth Cup against ChelseaGetty
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GettyObi-Martin broke younker league extremity records successful December aft reaching 32 strikes successful conscionable 20 outings.
And Ruben Amorim has been keeping tabs connected the hitman arsenic United conflict for goals.
Now, Obi-Martin has taken his scoring to caller heights aft hitting a treble against Chelsea successful the FA Youth Cup.
The ace helped mastermind a 5-1 triumph implicit the Blues arsenic grounds holders United booked their spot successful the quarters.
And Obi-Martin present has 9 goals successful 11 outings for his caller side.
A first-team accidental with the Red Devils is apt astir the corner.
But fans reckon had helium stayed astatine Arsenal, Obi-Martin would person got his accidental nether Mikel Arteta by now.
The Gunners person been deed by an attacking situation aft Kai Havertz was ruled retired for the remainder of the play with a hamstring injury.
He joins Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus connected the sidelines.
And supporters judge Obi-Martin could person been the reply to Arteta’s prayers.
One said: “Obi really would’ve got minutes if helium stayed astatine Arsenal.”
Another declared: “He should beryllium getting minutes implicit Hojlund astatine United.”
One noted: “He needs a chance.”
Another added: “Not everyone is acceptable astatine 17.”
Earlier this month, United brag Amorim teased the anticipation of Obi-Martin making his elder Red Devils bow.
Amorim said: “He’s doing his job. He’s improving, he’s playing successful the younker teams, and besides we person different players who tin play that position.
“Rasmus and Josh are there. We bought these 2 players, we request to amended them, and sometimes the assurance tin alteration a player. We volition spot successful the extremity of the season.
“But until past we person 2 strikers who tin people goals, they’ve proved successful the past, truthful let’s spot if we tin amended arsenic a squad to assistance them to people goals.”
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