Chido Obi-Martin handed perfect chance to deliver on Manchester United backing

Danish wonderkid Chido Obi-Martin signed his first professional contract with Manchester United this week.

Signed in October from Arsenal, Obi-Martin has made four appearances for the United Under-18s and scored four goals including a hat-trick against Nottingham Forest.

He’s already impressed in his time at Arsenal and is continuing to impress in United’s academy. With a trip to Stoke in the under-18s Premier League this morning, can Obi-Martin continue his rich vein of form and make himself an option in Ruben Amorim’s plans?

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Obi-Martin’s stats speak for themselves when considering the talent he has. In the 21 matches he played for the Arsenal Under-18s, he scored 32 goals and provided three assists.

While Arsenal looked to keep him past the end of his contract, he instead chose to look elsewhere and made his move to Carrington in October.

Today, only eight weeks after signing for United he started his professional contract making him eligible to play for the first team. With United in need of more striking options as Joshua Zirkzee and Ramus Holjund struggle for consistent form, Obi-Martin has the chance to impress tomorrow against Stoke City to put himself in Amorim's long term thinking

United are currently top of the Under-18s Premier League table with a five-point lead over rivals Manchester City. They have been in imperious form this season as they look to retain their crown.

United have won nine out of nine this season, scoring 43 goals and only conceding four. On the back of a 3-0 win at home to Everton,