Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has confirmed that wonderkid Chido Obi is training with the first-team squad ahead of the Premier League game at Tottenham Hotspur.
The Red Devils have had a poor top-flight campaign thus far, and they have picked up just 29 points from 24 matches.
United will be aiming to return to winning ways at Tottenham on Sunday after a 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the last league outing.
Ahead of the game, Amorim acknowledged that there could be few absentees due to illness and fitness issues.
The Portuguese tactician added that 17-year-old Obi is one of those training with the team ahead of the trip to north London to face Ange Postecoglou’s side this weekend.
He told reporters: “I don’t want to say names. We have to be careful on that. They are working with us – we had some problems this week – and we had some young players in training. He [Obi] is one of them.”
Obi joined the Red Devils from Arsenal’s academy last summer, and he has continued to make big strides within the junior ranks at United. He has seven goals in his last seven games.
The teenager recently bagged a hat-trick against Chelsea in a 5-1 win in the FA Youth Cup, and has now been rewarded with the chance to train under Amorim.
Obi’s presence in training hints that Rasmus Hojlund or Joshua Zirkzee could be unavailable. The youngster could make his debut off the bench if United are in a comfortable winning position on Sunday.
The Red Devils were on the wrong side of a heavy 3-0 league loss against Spurs at Old Trafford earlier this campaign. Tottenham also beat them 4-3 in the Carabao Cup quarter-final in London.
United have the opportunity to avenge those defeats with a victory on the road on Sunday. The club need to find momentum with a winning streak going forward.
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