Ruben Amorim suggested Manchester United would have included striker Chido Obi in their Europa League squad in different circumstances. United added January signings Ayden Heaven and Patrick Dorgu to their revised squad for the knockout stage, along with academy midfielder Jack Fletcher, but striker Obi was omitted.

Obi, 17, has made three senior appearances in the last few weeks for United having joined from Arsenal in October.

Manchester United have reportedly taken decisive steps to deal with online copycats pretending to be Chido Obi.Obi – the goalscoring prodigy plucked from Arsenal in the summer – has been

Chido Obi ineligible for Manchester United in Europa League after triple squad change - Prolific teenage striker unable to play in competition in huge blow to Ruben Amorim

Striker Chido Obi will miss Manchester United's game against Real Sociedad because he's ineligible to play in the Europa League.

Man United are set to play Arsenal in the FA Youth Cup quarter-final Friday night and this is how they got there.

However, since that game the 17-year-old has been called up to the first-team squad after a selection crisis hit manager Ruben Amorim ahead of the 1-0 Premier League defeat against Tottenham on February 16, forming part of a bench at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium that included eight academy players without a single senior appearance between them.

MANCHESTER UNITED will have to rely on Rasmus Hojlund to save their season. The out-of-form forward has only scored seven times in 35 appearances this season. Hojlund, 22, will now have to lead

Manchester United's 17-year-old Chido Obi is being discussed as one potential answer to the team's goalscoring woes - but the teenager is not in the squad for Thursday's Europa League last-16 first-leg against Real Sociedad.