Manchester United fans instantly reacted to Chido Obi after Ruben Amorim’s men were in action for their post-season tour encounter with the Hong Kong national team.
The Red Devils embarked on their post-season tour of Asia earlier this week after Manchester United defeated 10-man Aston Villa 2-0 at Old Trafford last Sunday.
The Premier League club ended the 2024-25 season languishing in 15th place in the table, with United suffering their worst finish since the league’s formation in 1992.
Ruben Amorim’s men kicked off their post-season tour on Wednesday afternoon and United clashed with ASEAN All-Stars at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Malaysia.
However, United fell short of ASEAN All-Stars in their friendly match and Maung Maung Lwin stunned the Red Devils in the second half by bagging the winner.
Following the Red Devils’ 1-0 defeat in Kuala Lumpur, United travelled to China for their final post-season tour match in Asia against Hong Kong on Friday afternoon.
Man Utd fans react to Chido Obi’s display vs the Hong Kong national team on the pre-season tour in Asia
Chido Obi was part of the Manchester United travelling squad for the post-season tour and the Red Devils talent made his impact felt in the final third on Friday.
United manager Ruben Amorim brought Chido Obi off the bench after the break and replaced him with Rasmus Hojlund for the second half of the Hong Kong match.
Chido Obi, who left Arsenal last summer and completed the move to Old Trafford, was able to secure important United first-team experience in the 2024-25 campaign.
The 17-year-old forward has made a big impression in the United youth academy and Chido Obi is already knocking on the door of the first team at the Red Devils.
United fans on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, want to see more of Chido Obi in the frontline ahead of struggling striker Rasmus Hojlund.
“Never want to see Rasmus ahead of Chido in pre-season,” one Red Devils supporter wrote.
Another United fan said: “Chido Obi [is a] very good striker, edge of the box on the turn with his left foot as well. He needs a loan spell out to [a] Prem [Premier League] team or see how he does in pre-season as well. He’s definitely something [of an] exciting prospect.”
“Chido did more in [five] minutes than Ras [Rasmus] did the entire first half,” someone else argued.
While a fourth X user posted: “Chido Obi scoring for the first team, friendly or not, [it] will do him the power of good… big summer ahead for the youngster.”
And a fifth posted: “Chido Obi will be a top player. He makes excellent runs and can finish for fun. He [has] gotta get some more game time next season.”
“Just start Chido Obi next season. Already more goals on the tour than Hojlund,” another pointed out.
A seventh claimed: “Chido with more of a goal threat in [four] mins than Rasmus in the last three months.”
Somebody else commented: “Equaliser! Fine strike by Chido Obi. [Five] minutes and he’s already shown more than [Rasmus] did the whole first half.”
What happened in the Man Utd vs Hong Kong friendly match at the Hong Kong Stadium in China?
United were dominant in the opening 20 minutes at the Hong Kong Stadium before Amorim’s men were dealt a major sucker punch in the first half on Friday afternoon.
Hong Kong found the back of the net with their first shot on target after Brazil-born striker Juninho caught Tom Heaton out at the near post in the 19th minute.
The Red Devils were unable to rally back in the first half and Hong Kong took their 1-0 advantage over United into half-time at the Hong Kong Stadium.
Amorim’s side climbed back into the tie early in the second half after Chido Obi drilled home a low left-footed strike into the bottom corner of the Hong Kong net.
The Red Devils then pulled ahead of Hong Kong in the 82nd minute after Chido Obi completed his superb brace at the Hong Kong Stadium and put United 2-1 up on the day.
Ayden Heaven made his presence felt deep into second-half injury time after the United defender scored his side’s third and sealed a 3-1 win for the Red Devils.
United’s post-season tour of Asia is now over and Amorim can now look ahead to the summer transfer window opening in June and the start of pre-season in July.
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