Chido Obi-Martin continued his wonderful type for Manchester United’s U18s, scoring twice in a 5-2 win over Preston North Finish within the Youth FA Cup on Friday evening.
The younger striker, who joined United from Arsenal in the summertime, has been spectacular since his transfer, scoring 5 objectives and offering one help in 5 U18 Premier League matches.
Obi-Martin scored United’s third and fourth objectives, with Jack Fletcher, Reece Munro, and Amir Ibragimov additionally discovering the online.
The Nigerian-eligible ahead performed a key position in United’s first objective, making a intelligent move ahead that allowed James Scanlon to cross the ball for Jack Fletcher to attain within the seventh minute.
Within the twenty fourth minute, Obi-Martin opened his account, capitalising on a free ball, turning rapidly, and scoring from shut vary.
He then scored his second within the thirty first minute, utilizing wonderful footwork to beat his marker earlier than curling a exact shot into the bottom-right nook.
There have been excessive expectations for Obi-Martin as star ahead Gabriele Biancheri was sidelined as a result of an arm harm. Biancheri, who has scored 16 objectives in 17 matches this season, together with a hat-trick in opposition to Coventry Metropolis within the third spherical, was missed.
With Biancheri absent, Obi-Martin stepped up, exhibiting he is able to lead the assault as United sit up for their Youth FA Cup fifth-round match in opposition to Chelsea.