Phil Jones, a former defender for Manchester United, is of the opinion that Chido Obi-Martin, a young player with a lot of potential, will be at the forefront of the team’s comeback.
As a result of the fact that every player on the bench, with the exception of Victor Lindelof, was under the age of 20, United supporters were able to get a glimpse of the future during the winless match against Tottenham that took place last Sunday.
Ruben Amorim, the manager of the Red Devils, made only one substitution and waited until the stoppage time to do so, despite the fact that the Red Devils had a full bench, even if it was filled with youngsters with little to no experience.
In what was his first appearance with the senior team, Obi-Martin came on as a substitute for Casemiro.
Jones, who works as a coach in United’s academy at Carrington, thinks that the fact that the 17-year-old was brought on ahead of his fellow teenage compatriots on the bench has given him a great deal of confidence that he will play a starring role in the turnaround of the English giants.
In point of fact, Jones has predicted that the Danish prodigy will follow a path that is comparable to that of Amad Diallo, who was recognised for his outstanding performance during loan stints prior to becoming one of the first names on the team sheet under Amorim.
United have some really good and talented young players coming through, according to Jones, who was interviewed on the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast. Jones was referring to the fact that United has been working in and around the academy and helping those young players develop.
There were a number of talented players on the bench, despite the fact that the team suffered a number of injuries during the match against Tottenham. The bench was full of children.
People might not know a lot about them right now, but in the next few years, they will most certainly know a lot about them.
“If you take a look at Kobbie Mainoo, who is a top player, or Chido, who we have just signed from Arsenal and who is an animal, I believe you will agree with me.
You take a look at Amad, who had a couple of really good loans, and I remember watching him win it against Liverpool in extra time during the previous season. At the time, I had predicted that he would play a significant role in the following season.
I had the opportunity to play with Amad for a year or two, and during that time, it was clear that the quality he possessed was both extremely good and extremely powerful.
As I mentioned earlier, there is a large pool of young players who are eager to be given the opportunity to join the team and become a part of it.
Considering the efforts that United’s youth program and first team staff put forth in September of last year to entice Obi-Martin away from Arsenal, it is safe to say that they have high expectations for him.
Reportedly, the Red Devils were able to secure Obi-Martin’s signature by gaining an advantage over two German teams. This was made possible by their willingness to expedite the forward’s inclusion in the first team picture.
Over the course of the previous season, Obi-Martin established himself as a formidable striker for the Gunners’ under-18 team, scoring an astounding 32 goals in just 18 league matches.
He even scored seven goals in a victory over Norwich City’s under-18 team in April, which resulted in a 9-0 victory for the team.
Obi-Martin broke the record for the most goals scored by an Arsenal under-18 player in a single season by surpassing Folarin Balogun’s total of 25 goals. This accomplishment was accomplished as a result of Obi-Martin’s remarkable goal-scoring abilities.
When Obi-Martin made his debut for United’s under-18 team against Nottingham Forest, he scored a hat trick in the first half of the match. Because of this, he did not have to wait very long to make a favourable impression at Carrington.
The Dane scored his first goal after only thirteen seconds of play, when he rounded the Forest custodian after receiving a pass that was not properly handled by the Forest defence.
After that, Obi-Martin finished off his hat trick with a close-range finish in the fourteenth minute, and he was taken off the pitch to be replaced at halftime.
Amorim’s team will be travelling to Everton on Saturday, and the 17-year-old will be hoping to be a part of United’s first team for the second weekend in a row.
