Chido Obi-Martin justifies wonderkid tag with stunning 14-minute hat-trick on Man United U18 debut

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Summer signing Chido Obi-Martin marked his full debut for Manchester United's Under-18s by scoring a hat-trick within the first 15 minutes against Nottingham Forest at Carrington on Saturday lunchtime.

Fresh from a 27-minute cameo appearance against Sunderland last weekend, the former Arsenal youngster, who finalised a move to Old Trafford last month, was rewarded with his maiden start for Adam Lawrence's team.

The 16-year-old wasted no time in justifying his inclusion, putting United ahead with just 13 seconds on the clock, pouncing on an under-hit back pass, rounding Forest goalkeeper Keehan Willows and tapping into an empty net. READ MORE: United are trying recreate what Jose Mourinho saw - but one player is not good enough READ MORE: I won the Premier League at United - now I work for a bank For his second, just four minutes later, the striker, who was donning the No.9 shirt, drilled home a low effort into the bottom corner after a cross from the right flank failed wasn't cleared by the visitors.

The ball landed kindly at Obi-Martin's feet, he took a touch to set himself and doubled his tally. He completed his hat-trick just 14 minutes in, firing home a first-time shot from a central position inside the box after meeting a low cross from James Scanlon.