Man United make choice over whether or not Chido Obi, 17, will play in FA Youth Cup quarter-final towards outdated aspect Arsenal after first-team call-up

Chido Obi will play no half towards former crew Arsenal as he has been held again from Manchester United’s FA Youth Cup squad tonight.

The 17-year-old, who joined United from the Gunners in October, was just lately promoted to Ruben Amorim’s first crew following a season-ending damage to Amad Diallo.

He was handed his debut away to Tottenham and in addition acquired first crew minutes within the 2-2 draw away to Everton.

Obi has been a revelation for the Beneath 18s within the Youth Cup this season, scoring seven targets in United’s three matches, however Mail Sport understands he has not travelled to London to face Arsenal resulting from being concerned with the primary crew squad on Sunday towards Fulham within the FA Cup.

It represents a significant blow for United and boss Adam Lawrence, who hailed the Danish teenager’s high quality following his hat-trick within the final spherical towards Chelsea.

Now the attacking onus goes to fall on the toes of others akin to James Scanlon, who scored a brace within the 5-1 win over Chelsea, and Gabriele Biancheri, who kickstarted United’s Youth Cup run with a hat-trick in a 5-0 win over Coventry Metropolis.

Obi was just lately promoted to Ruben Amorim’s first crew squad and has performed twice to date

The prolific striker joined Man United from Arsenal in October in what was a significant coup

There have been query marks round Carrington all week as as to if Obi would have dispensation to function for the U18s on Friday evening, given the magnitude of the sport, regardless of spending the week with Amorim and the primary crew.

He was an unused substitute on Wednesday evening for the primary crew’s 3-2 win over Ipswich however membership sources harassed the necessity to concentrate on Sunday’s sport and the mandatory preparation and restoration between Wednesday evening and the match with Fulham.

Amorim and his employees have been impressed with the teenager since he stepped as much as the primary crew and he’s pushing for extra minutes on Sunday.

‘I feel in case you see Chido enjoying typically each ball misplaced within the field, he’s very intelligent,’ Amorim mentioned of {the teenager} after he was handed his debut at Tottenham.

‘So I used to be attempting to place yet another participant, as a result of I felt the crew was good throughout the sport and I didn’t really feel the necessity to change.

‘And Chido was that participant – one lengthy ball and he could make the distinction.’

Manchester United declined to remark.