Promising Manchester United striker Chido Obi will not be playing in the Europa League.
Manchester United have confirmed amendments to the club’s Europa League squad.
Ahead of the March 6 last 16 first leg against Real Sociedad in Spain, Manchester United have delivered a squad update.
Teenage striker Chido Obi has been confirmed as ineligible for the fixture.
Manchester United Europa League squad
Manchester United have added two players to the Europa League squad, new signings Ayden Heaven and Patrick Dorgu.
Young forward Chido Obi is not part of the squad. Manchester United say he is ineligible to add.
A statement on the club website reads: “Chido Obi is ineligible for the competition, as he cannot be added to the B list due to only signing for the academy last year.”
The statement is a little confusing, because Ayden Heaven also left Arsenal in the same seasonal year, and while penciled in immediately as a first team signing, Chido Obi actually made his first team debut before Heaven did.
The difference between the two is that Heaven can qualify as a homegrown player as he is English, while Obi is from Denmark.
Manchester United have added five academy players to the squad via the B list.
Harry Amass, Louis Jackson, Habeeb Ogunneye, Jack Fletcher and Jayce Fletcher have all been included.
This squad stands for the remainder of the competition all the way to and including the final, should United be fortunate enough to get there.
Striker problems for Manchester United
While he missed out on his first goal for the club, Chido Obi was lively and outplayed Rasmus Hojlund during his substitute performance against Fulham.
Rasmus Hojlund has not scored a goal since the start of December. This did come in the Europa League, against Plzen.
Hojlund does have five goals in eight games in the competition this season. He will likely lead the line by default against Real Sociedad, and will need to make the most of yet another chance.
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