Teenage wonderkid Chido Obi has made Manchester United history in what is a record-breaking Premier League selection from the Red Devils.

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• Forward named in XI to face Brentford
• Youngest starter for Red Devils in Premier League era
• Amorim showing faith in stars of the future

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  At just 17 years of age, promising forward Obi has been named in a top-flight starting XI for the first time. He was given the nod by Ruben Amorim for a clash with Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  All five of Obi’s Premier League appearances to date, which have totalled just 60 minutes of action, came from off the bench. He is considered to be a hot prospect at Old Trafford and a future superstar in the making.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  An entry in the record books has been secured, with the teen sensation becoming the youngest player to start a top-flight fixture for United. Said record has been taken from Mason Greenwood, who is now on the books of Marseille.

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  Amorim’s starting XI against Brentford is the youngest named by the Red Devils in the Premier League era, at an average age of just 22 years and 270 days. It is the third youngest named by any side since 1992.

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