Why Obi-martin missed Forest clash

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim revealed that Chidozie Obi-Martins did not feature in Tuesday’s meeting with Nottingham Forest after it was decided that he would play in the FA Youth Cup semi-finals.

The Denmark U-21 international of Nigerian descent joined Man United last summer after making the decision to leave Arsenal’s academy.

Obi-martins made his first-team debut as a late substitute in Man United’s 1-0 Premier League defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on February 16.

The 17-year-old has gone on to feature in three more matches for the senior side, with his most recent appearance coming against Leicester City before the international break.

Amorim has revealed that a decision was made for Obi-martins to feature in Man United’s FA Youth Cup semi-final against Aston Villa.

Speaking before the semi-final tie, Amorim told reporters, “He is going to play because we try to imagine the next game and if you look before he was on the bench and just played against Fulham, but just 10 minutes at the end of the game, and we have to manage the minutes, we have to give the minutes to the kid,”

“So I try to imagine the game, I imagine also it is really important for our young kids to feel the energy also of the game.

“It is really important for us, we are trying to win that competition, trying to build something with the youth, and the good thing with the academy players is they have that feeling of winning.

“So we are trying to manage everything and Chido needs to play also, so we are helping the team and the player.”

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