Former Blackburn Rovers striker Christopher Sutton has taunted Chido Obi-Martin as the next big attacking talent to emerge from Manchester United.

The former England international disclosed this following Manchester United's 1-1 with Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday, March 9.

In his Dailymail column, Sutton remarked that Chido Obi is gradually emerging as a big talent at like Wayne Rooney.

“Injuries arrive and you get the chance alongside players you had been watching on the television like Obi is experiencing now. Then you’re going up against them and thinking “blimey, I can cope” and you get confidence from that,” Sutton wrote.

“I think about Wayne Rooney’s first game for Everton against Arsenal when he came on and the one noticeable thing was how strong and robust and powerful he was. It was eye-opening.

“Obi isn’t Rooney right now, of course, but you have to cope and opposing defenders often look at young players coming in thinking they can physically dominate them, but Obi showed me enough of a menace in his cameos, particularly against Fulham, for people to sit up and take notice. If defenders come up against him now they certainly won’t take him for granted.

“The one thing for me at 17 was that I was still developing physically but anyone who can muscle [Fulham centre-back] Calvin Bassey off the ball as he did, you take your hat off too.”