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

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.

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

Man Utd youngster Chido Obi is not available to play in the Europa League because he's ineligible to play in the competition.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim explained that the presence of his other strikers and wanting to manage expectations were the reasons why Chido Obi was completely left out of the Red Devils' Europa League squad. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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. United say the Danish forward is "ineligible for the competition" and cannot feature for the club this season in Europe.

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 will not have striker Chido Obi in the squad for the rest of their Europa League campaign. With Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee managing only five Premier League goals between them this season, Ruben Amorim has been increasingly willing to offer 17-year-old Obi opportunities in the first-team.

Chido Obi is the name on every Manchester United fan's lips but participation in the Europa League is out of the question in 2024/25.