Ruben Amorim's plan for Chido Obi-Martin at Man United is clear - but there's one glaring issue

When the present is looking so bleak it's only natural to focus on the future.

Manchester United have been keen to do just that, with their business in the transfer market a reflection of their approach.

The club splashed more than £50m on teenager Leny Yoro in the summer, and while he's performed creditably during a tough period for the club, perhaps the youngster generating the most interest at the moment is Chido Obi-Martin.

The signing of Obi-Martin was considered a coup, with head of the academy Nick Cox and head of academy recruitment Luke Fedorenko understood to be responsible for the deal.

Obi-Martin bagged his latest hat-trick for the Under-18s on Wednesday night as United brushed Chelsea aside in the FA Youth Cup. Calls for the youngster to be handed an opportunity with the senior team are growing louder by the week, and Amorim was recently asked about such a possibility.

"He’s doing his job," Amorim said about Obi-Martin. "He’s improving, he’s playing in the youth teams, and also we have other players who can play that position.

"Rasmus and Josh are there. We bought these two players, we need to improve them, and sometimes the confidence can change a player. We will see in the end of the season. But until then we have two strikers who can score goals, they’ve proved in the past, so let’s see if we can improve as a team to help them to score goals."

While the United head coach did not shut down the prospect of Obi-Martin being included in the first team set-up this season, he seems keen to assess the situation at the end of the season as he concentrates on helping Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee.

The pair have just five league goals between them this season and United's inability to score goals means they