Manchester United wonderkid Chido Obi-Martin has hit the ground running after sensational transfer

Manchester United have dominated headlines this week following Erik ten Hag's departure.

Ten Hag was sacked on Monday following the 2-1 defeat to West Ham in the Premier League and United have acted swiftly to appoint Ruben Amorim from Sporting Lisbon.

Although Amorim is not expected to take charge of his first United game until facing Ipswich Town on November 24, his appointment is now imminent and the story is everywhere.

With that in mind, it wouldn't be a surprise if you missed Chido Obi-Martin starting for the Under-21s on Wednesday night on the back of scoring a hat-trick on his academy debut.

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Obi-Martin's highly anticipated move to United was officially signed off at the end of September, despite a deal being agreed to sign the prolific youth striker from Arsenal in July.

United were forced to wait for Premier League approval until Obi-Martin could officially be considered their player and he trained without a club during that process, so sources confirmed he wouldn't be thrown straight into action due to missing a chunk of time out of the game.

Obi-Martin had to wait a month to make his debut but it was worth the wait, as he scored three goals in the first 15 minutes of his debut for the Under-18s last Saturday.

The youngster once scored 10 goals for his former club Arsenal in a single game against Liverpool and his goalscoring prowess was evident just minutes into his United debut.

Obi-Martin's finishing in that game was exceptional and his Instagram post with photos of him celebrating amassed a staggering 129,000 likes and 1,8000 comments.

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