Nigeria-eligible teenager Chido Obi-Martin has been commended by former England striker Christopher Roy Sutton for his recent performances.
The 17-year-old striker, who joined Manchester United from Arsenal in January and has since made an impression in the team.
Ruben Amorim has been gradually integrating Chido Obi-Martin into the Manchester United first team, although the player is yet to score in the English Premier League.
He has been likened to a young Wayne Rooney after attracting significant attention in recent weeks.
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The Arsenal coach has expressed his disappointment at seeing one of the club’s academy graduates leave for their Premier League rivals Manchester United.
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Nigeria-eligible teenager Chido Obi-Martin has been advised by former Manchester United and England striker Andy Cole on how to succeed at Old Trafford.
Sutton speaks about Chido Obi
Sutton was impressed with the Nigeria-eligible striker’s physicality on the ball and raw edge, as he wrote in his MailOnline column.
He said, “Injuries arrive and you get the chance alongside players you had been watching on the television like Obi is experiencing now. Then you’re going up against them and thinking “blimey, I can cope” and you get confidence from that.
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Manchester United youngster Chido Obi-Martin (Credit: Imago)
“I think about Wayne Rooney’s first game for Everton against Arsenal when he came on and the one noticeable thing was how strong and robust and powerful he was. It was eye-opening.
“Obi isn’t Rooney right now, of course, but you have to cope and opposing defenders often look at young players coming in thinking they can physically dominate them, but Obi showed me enough of a menace in his cameos, particularly against Fulham, for people to sit up and take notice. If defenders come up against him now they certainly won’t take him for granted.
“The one thing for me at 17 was that I was still developing physically but anyone who can muscle [Fulham centre-back] Calvin Bassey off the ball as he did, you take your hat off too.
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Wayne Rooney at Everton
“Physically he does look like he is there and then he also looks explosive. He looks fearless to me. That’s what you get from young players because he hasn’t been part of this struggling team
“I think Manchester United fans are looking for someone or something to cling on to right now and while we need to not go over the top given he is finding his feet, he is incredibly exciting as a prospect.’’
