16-year-old Chido Obi-Martin dropped offers at Arsenal, left the academy and opened the door to Mikel Arteta’s first-team training this summer and signed with Manchester United. On Friday, the Danish player blew out 17 candles on his birthday cake and chose to celebrate with a goal on Saturday that made him historic.
5 goals in 5 games in the United shirt in the U18 Premier League. The fifth came on Saturday against Stoke City. With 32 goals in the Arsenal shirt in the U18 Premier League from before, the striker now stands with a wild 37 goals in 25 (!) games.
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The record in the U18 Premier League was held by striker Ellis Simms, who scored 36 goals in 38 games in an Everton shirt. Manchester United now have the sharpest U18 goalscorer in league history.
It certainly won’t be long before Ruben Amorim beckons the teenager to join Man United’s first-team training with his debut during the season.
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