Arsenal’s manager Mikel Arteta has admitted that it was very unfortunate that the club lost young people like Chido Obi Martin and Ayden Heaven in Manchester United rivals.
The Gunners are preparing to take the red devils in Old Trafford in their Premier League confrontation this weekend, and we could see Chido appeared against his former club.
MAN UTD will be happy to have caught two exciting young talents like this, and it looks like it seems Arteta is aware that it was a blow to lose.
See below how the Spanish tactic discussed it in his last press conference, admitting that he was not involved in the decision and that there is often not much when a player has decided to move on …
? “I guarantee you, if there is a player at the Academy who can help us, he will be with us.”
Mikel Arteta says it was “sorry” to lose Chido Obi-Martin and Ayden Heaven, but insists that there is a clear path for the players of the Academy in the first team of Arsenal ??? pic.twitter.com/xz4rmbvhcj
– Sky Sports News (@skysportsnews) March 7, 2025
Arteta also wanted to make it clear that there is a path to the first team of the Arsenal of the Academy, as can be seen from the increase in Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelaly this season.
The two teenagers have quickly established themselves as increasingly important members of the Arteta squad, even if Chido and Heaven felt clearly that they would be better looking for play time elsewhere.
Will the young people of Man United again storm the Arsenal?
Arsenal fans will certainly be concerned about what their former players could do when they show up against their club this weekend.
The giants of northern London have a poor record in Old Trafford, and it would be again for them if their former academic graduates would again storm them.
Chido is a particularly exciting young talent, after having presumed some stats of incredible target target during his time on the Arsenal youth team.
Doing this at the level of the Premier League is another challenge, but if Chido is put on the pitch, it will surely be a threat that the Arsenal must take seriously.
