Chido Obi is making Rasmus Hojlund look worse at Manchester United

A touch to control the ball, a second to get it out of his feet and another to score.

Chido Obi managed to contribute more with just three touches in Manchester United's game against Hong Kong than Rasmus Hojlund mustered in the 45 minutes of the first half.

Ruben Amorim made wholesale changes at half-time and Obi replaced Hojlund. Obi is just 17, but he might take Hojlund's role in the first-team squad permanently at this rate.

It's damning for Hojlund that an inexperienced striker, someone who has been described as naive by his own manager, genuinely looks like a bigger goal threat when he comes onto the pitch.

Hojlund looked the same as always against Hong Kong: blunt. He didn't look convincing against the 153rd-ranked national team in the world and took a few heavy touches in the box.

It would be harsh and unfair to heavily scrutinise Hojlund's performance, given these post-season friendlies were arranged at the end of a long campaign, but it certainly wasn't the first time that Obi had replaced him from the bench and looked more capable of finding the back of the net.

Obi was introduced for Hojlund on a few occasions in competitive games this season, and a clear pattern has emerged that suggests the Dane should be doing a lot more up front.

There is no denying that Obi is raw and still has bundles to learn, but his movement in the box is better than Hojlund's and he possesses a knack for goalscoring that his senior peer does not.

Obi's first goal against Hong Kong on Friday afternoon was instinctive, a proper centre-forward strike, and the kind of clinical finish that someone like Gary Lineker built a successful career on.

Then Obi scored another, finding the net with an outstanding header.

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