Former Arsenal striker Chido Obi has been backed to replace injured Manchester United star Benjamin Sesko by Dwight Yorke.
Obi played in Arsenal’s Hale End academy but was snapped up by the Red Devils in September 2024 as he swapped the Emirates for Old Trafford.
The 17-year-old, an international for Denmark U21s, has played eight games for United to date and is still waiting to score for the first team.
But former United forward Yorke is convinced that Obi has what it takes tobe starting games under Ruben Amorim following Sesko’s recent injury.
It was reported on Monday that Sesko will miss around a month with the knee issue he picked up against Tottenham before the international break.
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‘I think Amorim has got to invest in the young players and bring some fresh talent through to give a little bit of a chance if Sesko is out injured,’ Yorke told Snabbare.
‘If you’re gonna bring in a makeshift option as cover, we’ve seen United do that in the past and it hasn’t worked.
‘It’s just too big of a club for bringing in a player that’s not the right fit to improve the team.
‘I’d understand if they were flying on all cylinders to get someone else in there but when things are not going so great, it’s a difficult fit.
‘If United are going to go and sign someone else, I think they have to go out there like Liverpool and bring in someone who would have a really big presence at the football club.
‘Otherwise, the [development side is] there for a reason. What about Chido Obi?
‘I know the first team squads are big but you’ve got to get these young players around the team for when situations like this happen.
‘When I was at United, the youngsters could train with us and then we’d let them play to get game time and train with us more.
‘It’s so that when they come, they are already up to speed. That’s something I would look at.
‘I would like to see Chido Obi put in if Sesko is out. If you’re good enough to be at United, you’ve got to give them a chance.
‘History has shown that this is a club where young players get that chance to stand in and step and we’ve seen that time and time again.
‘If they’re going down the road of just trying to bring in somebody who’s just sort of okay, United will find themselves going back down the other way again, and I wouldn’t go down the road.
‘We’ve seen where that goes.’