- Man United claimed a 3-2 win over Arsenal within the FA Youth cup on Friday evening
- Chido Obi was not concerned as he is set to be concerned within the first group squad
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Manchester United teenager Chido Obi has aimed a dig at former membership Arsenal after their FA Youth Cup win over the Gunners.
The Purple Devils claimed a 3-2 victory after further time on the Emirates to e-book their place within the semi-finals on Friday evening.
Substitute Bendito Mantato determined the sport with a 99th minute strike and posted on Instagram afterwards:’proper till the tip, my group, onto the semis’.
Obi-Martin, who left Arsenal for United in October, then commented ‘THANK YOU SO MUCH’, with a number of laughing emojis.
The 17-year-old striker was not concerned within the quarter-final conflict as he was promoted to Ruben Amorim’s first group following Amad Diallo’s season-ending harm final month.
He was handed his debut away to Tottenham and likewise acquired first group minutes within the 2-2 draw away to Everton final week.
Manchester United’s teenage striker Chido Obi has aimed a dig at former membership Arsenal
The Purple Devils beat Arsenal 3-2 after further time within the FA Youth Cup conflict on the Emirates
Obi moved to Previous Trafford in October after failing to comply with a brand new contract at Arsenal
Obi has been a revelation for the Beneath 18s within the Youth Cup this season, scoring seven objectives in United’s three matches previous to Friday, however Mail Sport understands he didn’t travelled to London to face Arsenal as a result of being concerned with the primary group squad on Sunday towards Fulham within the FA Cup.
There have been query marks round Carrington all week as as to if Obi would have dispensation to function for the U18s, given the magnitude of the sport, regardless of spending the week with Amorim and the primary group.
He was an unused substitute on Wednesday evening for the primary group’s 3-2 win over Ipswich however membership sources pressured the necessity to give attention to Sunday’s recreation and the mandatory preparation and restoration between Wednesday evening and the match with Fulham.
Amorim and his employees have been impressed with the teen since he stepped as much as the primary group and he’s pushing for extra minutes on Sunday.
‘I feel in the event you see Chido enjoying generally each ball misplaced within the field, he’s very intelligent,’ Amorim stated of {the teenager} after he was handed his debut at Tottenham.
‘So I used to be making an attempt to place yet one more participant, as a result of I felt the group was good in the course of the recreation 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.
