Chido Obi-Martin Handed Perfect Chance To Deliver At Manchester United

Chido Obi-Martin handed perfect chance to deliver on Manchester United backing

Danish wonderkid Chido Obi-Martin signed his first professional contract with Manchester United this week.

Signed in October from Arsenal, Obi-Martin has made four appearances for the United Under-18s and scored four goals including a hat-trick against Nottingham Forest.

He’s already impressed in his time at Arsenal and is continuing to impress in United’s academy. With a trip to Stoke in the under-18s Premier League this morning, can Obi-Martin continue his rich vein of form and make himself an option in Ruben Amorim’s plans?

Obi-Martin’s stats speak for themselves when considering the talent he has. In the 21 matches he played for the Arsenal Under-18s, he scored 32 goals and provided three assists.

While Arsenal looked to keep him past the end of his contract, he instead chose to look elsewhere and made his move to Carrington in October.

Today, only eight weeks after signing for United he started his professional contract making him eligible to play for the first team. With United in need of more striking options as Joshua Zirkzee and Ramus Holjund struggle for consistent form, Obi-Martin has the chance to impress tomorrow against Stoke City to put himself in Amorim’s long term thinking

United are currently top of the Under-18s Premier League table with a five-point lead over rivals Manchester City. They have been in imperious form this season as they look to retain their crown.

United have won nine out of nine this season, scoring 43 goals and only conceding four. On the back of a 3-0 win at home to Everton, they will be looking to continue their unbeaten streak with victory tomorrow.

If Obi-Martin can continue his goalscoring talents tomorrow, it will be interesting to see how quickly Amorim looks to move him into first team contention.

With Holjund scoring two last night against Bodo/Glimt, competition for starting in that centre-forward position is fierce. It will only continue to become more fierce as speculation increases about United looking to launch a record-breaking transfer for Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyokeres.

The Swede’s goalscoring talents are just as impressive as Obi-Martin’s on a bigger stage and Amorim has a familiar relationship with him.

However, if the Dane’s incredible goalscoring record at youth level continues to catch the eye, it won’t be long until we see him tested at senior level.