BBC · Feb 16, 2025

Chido Obi: The 'special' Man Utd academy striker makes debut

Image caption, Chido Obi marked his Manchester United Under-18s debut with a hat-trick in the first 15 minutes against Nottingham Forest in OctoberFor a 17-year-old with no senior appearances to his name, there was already plenty of hype around Manchester United's Chido Obi.

The teenage striker had trained with the first team this week after scoring a clinical hat-trick in a 5-1 FA Youth Cup win over Chelsea at Leigh Sports Village on Wednesday.

Less than a week later and Obi was given his full debut, coming on in injury time with United 1-0 down at Tottenham on Sunday. He didn't get a single touch.

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