Love this club: 17-year-old Nigeria-eligible Chido-Obi replies Arsenal fans after hattrick for Man United

Nigeria and Super Eagles-eligible youngster Chido Obi-Martin, the wonder striker who transferred from Arsenal to Manchester United, has responded to criticism from Arsenal fans after scoring a hat trick in an FA Youth Cup match.

In the match, Obi-Martin helped Manchester United U18s thrash Chelsea 5-1 to advance to the FA Youth Cup quarterfinal as he continues to show why United went all out to steal him from Arsenal.

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He has scored 12 goals in nine matches since joining Manchester United at the start of the current season.

Obi-Martin's performance came shortly after news of Kai Havertz's injury, which led some Arsenal fans to suggest Obi-Martin would have had a first-team opportunity if he had stayed with the Gunners.

Obi-Martin responded to the criticism with a post on his Instagram story, saying "Love this club," after reposting a post from Manchester United celebrating his hat trick against Chelsea on Wednesday night.

The Danish-born Nigerian initially gained attention after his prolific scoring in Arsenal's youth teams, including scoring 10 goals in a 14-3 victory over Liverpool's U16 team in November 2023.

He also scored 29 goals in 17 U-18 Premier League matches last season while with the Gunners.

But despite being offered a professional contract by Arsenal, he chose to move to Manchester United instead, a move that was finalised after Premier League ratification.

It is believed he wanted to move on due to doubts about his pathway into the first-team at Arsenal, who has since learnt from the ordeal and handed out senior chances to Ethan Nwaneri and Lewis Skelly.