Who is Chido Obi, the youngest player to start for Manchester United in Premier League?
Who is Chido Obi, the youngest player to start for Manchester United in Premier League?
Chido Obi became the youngest player to start a Premier League match for Manchester United when he lined up as the team’s striker against Brentford on Sunday at the age of 17 years and 156 days.
Obi is a Denmark youth international who joined United from Arsenal last year and has made five appearances in the league this season, each time as a substitute.
He has yet to score.
With the game coming in between legs against Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League semifinals, United rotated heavily and fielded a team against Brentford with an average age of 22 years and 270 days.
According to Opta, it is the third youngest team — by average age — ever named for a Premier League match.
United beat Athletic 3-0 in the first leg.
