Chido Obi: ‘Special’ Arsenal academy striker makes waves at Man U

For a 17-year-old with no senior appearances to his name, there is already plenty of hype around Chido Obi, the BBC reported, yesterday. On Wednesday, Arsenal fans on social media were lamenting the one that got away as soon as reports of Kai Havertz’s potentially season-ending injury began to circulate.
Manchester United fans, meanwhile, are asking if the teenager – who has a record 41 goals at Premier League U-18 level – could fill the gap left by Marcus Rashford.

 He even has a range of celebrations, using Rashford’s trademark finger to the temple when he scored his second. Should he decide to look through United’s history in the Youth Cup, Obi will see several famous names among those who have won the trophy.
 
Joining Duncan Edwards, George Best, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, and Paul Pogba among many others would put Obi in pretty good company.

 Obi left the field for the loudest ovation of the night, getting a warm hug of congratulations from head coach Adam Lawrence on his way off. Understandably, the club is keen to protect the youngster. Lawrence didn’t want to talk about him – or anyone – after the game. However, they cannot stop supporters from acknowledging what they can see with their own eyes.

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