Chido Obi-Martin sent clear Man United message after Ruben Amorim lays out academy plans

Darren Fletcher has outlined the attitude Chido Obi-Martin and his academy teammates must exude in order to show they are ready for Manchester United’s first-team.

Obi-Martin has four goals in as many Under-18 matches since arriving from Arsenal over the summer, which includes a hat-trick on his home debut in October’s 6-0 thrashing of Southampton. The teenager, who turns 17 on Friday, netted an incredible 32 goals in 21 Under-18 games for Arsenal last season, but the Gunners could not tempt him to sign fresh terms, and United swooped in back in July.

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His move was officially ratified in September after United had to wait for Premier League approval. Obi-Martin has already made an appearance for the Under-21s, featuring in October’s Premier League International Cup against PSV Eindhoven.

He was an unused in Tuesday’s Under-19s UEFA Youth League defeat to AZ Alkmaar. Other starlets such as Ethan Wheatley, Gabriel Biancheri and Jack Fletcher - son of Darren - did feature in that game.

The latter’s father outlined the type of demeanour his son and teammates must uphold if they want to break into the senior setup one day.

“People talk about those who come through and their character and I think we develop it, but I think the people in the club always try to identify it as well,” Fletcher told Sky Sports.

“So standards, timekeeping, manners, shaking hands, bringing in the kit after training. That’s not to say they can’t be kids - we don’t want to knock that out of them, they will learn.

“They’re not old fashioned, they’re just