Man Utd starlet Chido Obi-Martin bags hat-trick against Chelsea U18s as fans say ‘he could’ve been starting for Arsenal’
MANCHESTER UNITED starlet Chido Obi-Martin scored an incredible hat-trick against Chelsea’s U18s as fans declared “he could have been starting for Arsenal.”
The Danish striker used to be on the books of the injury-hit Gunners before sealing a move to United last summer.
Obi-Martin broke youth league goal records in December after reaching 32 strikes in just 20 outings.
And Ruben Amorim has been keeping tabs on the hitman as United struggle for goals.
Now, Obi-Martin has taken his scoring to new heights after hitting a treble against Chelsea in the FA Youth Cup.
The ace helped mastermind a 5-1 win over the Blues as record holders United booked their place in the quarters.
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And Obi-Martin now has nine goals in 11 outings for his new side.
A first-team opportunity with the Red Devils is likely around the corner.
But fans reckon had he stayed at Arsenal, Obi-Martin would have got his chance under Mikel Arteta by now.
The Gunners have been hit by an attacking crisis after Kai Havertz was ruled out for the rest of the season with a hamstring injury.
He joins Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus on the sidelines.
And supporters believe Obi-Martin could have been the answer to Arteta’s prayers.
One said: “Obi actually would’ve got minutes if he stayed at Arsenal.”
Another declared: “He should be getting minutes over Hojlund at United.”
One noted: “He needs a chance.”
Another added: “Not everyone is ready at 17.”
Earlier this month, United boss Amorim teased the possibility of Obi-Martin making his senior Red Devils bow.
Amorim said: "He's doing his job. He’s improving, he’s playing in the youth teams, and also we have other players who can play that position.
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"Rasmus and Josh are there. We bought these two players, we need to improve them, and sometimes the confidence can change a player. We will see in the end of the season.
"But until then we have two strikers who can score goals, they’ve proved in the past, so let’s see if we can improve as a team to help them to score goals."