Chido Obi-Martin scores 15-minute hat-trick as he sends Man Utd message

Manchester United completed a high-profile academy signing implicit the summer, with Chido Obi-Martin arriving aft an enviable extremity grounds successful Arsenal colours past term

Chido Obi-Martin needed conscionable 15 minutes connected his afloat debut to people his archetypal hat-trick for Manchester United's Under-18s aft his summertime determination from Arsenal.

The young striker caught the oculus with his phenomenal extremity tally successful North London but near Arsenal aft failing to hold presumption connected a caller deal. Manchester United pounced aft a charm offensive convinced him to determination north, though they had to hold for the woody to beryllium ratified.

His long-awaited debut came against Sunderland connected October 19, though helium didn't get himself connected the scoresheet aft coming disconnected the seat during the 2nd half. It was a antithetic communicative against Nottingham Forest connected Saturday, though.

The 16-year-old opened the scoring against Forest wrong a infinitesimal earlier doubling the pb with little than 5 minutes connected the clock. He made it 3 with little than a 4th of an hr gone arsenic United ran retired 6-0 winners.

Obi-Martin's archetypal extremity showed his readiness for the match. He seized connected a escaped backpass earlier easy rounding Forest goalkeeper Keehan Willows and tapping home.

It was 2-0 astir 4 minutes later, with Forest failing to wide their lines and Obi-Martin drilling debased into the bottommost corner. Willows had nary accidental for the 3rd either, with the striker gathering a James Scanlon transverse to tuck the shot debased into the backmost of the net, but the keeper was capable to halt him adding a 4th conscionable a infinitesimal later.

United's youngsters extended their pb earlier half-time, with Scanlon and Amir Ibragimov connected target. Obi-Martin was 1 of a fig of players withdrawn astatine the break, with the crippled won, but determination was clip for Jim Thwaites to adhd a sixth precocious on.

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United's determination for Obi-Martin - a Denmark younker planetary who besides qualifies for England and Nigeria - was yet approved successful September. He had earlier teased his determination by sharing a photograph with nine fable Eric Cantona connected societal media.

"Very blessed to motion with this astonishing club, clip to absorption and execute each my dreams," helium wrote connected Instagram successful aboriginal October erstwhile the determination was official. "Thanks to everyone who has helped maine get this far."

United youngster Toby Collyer was among those to invited the teen to Old Trafford, though determination were besides messages of enactment from his erstwhile Arsenal academy team-mates. Maldini Kacurri and Yabsera Meron some wished him bully luck, and determination was besides a cheeky "about time" connection from his caller United workfellow Samuel Lusale.

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