Nigerian Whizkid Tosin Kehinde Inching Closer To Manchester United Debut

Nigerian-born midfielder Tosin Kehinde will fancy his chances of breaking into the first team of Manchester United in the not too distant future. <br /><br />The 18-year-old is widely regarded as one of the top talents at Old Trafford and impressed at pre-season training with Manchester United Reserves, so much so that eyebrows were raised in certain quarters when he was not handed his first-team debut by Jose Mourinho ahead of the start of the new season.<br /><br />Kehinde has picked up where he left off at pre-season, starting and completing every single game contested by Manchester United U23s in the Premier League 2 this term, including Monday&rsquo;s 2-0 loss to Southampton at St. Mary&rsquo;s Stadium.<br /><br />If he makes an appearance for the first team of the Red Devils, he will follow in the footsteps of <span style="white-space:normal;">defender Paul McGrath, who played for the club from </span><span style="font-weight:normal">1982&ndash;1989 and was eligible to represent Nigeria before committing his international future to Republic of Ireland. </span><br /><br /><b>Allnigeriasoccer.com</b> understands that representatives of the Nigeria Football Federation are monitoring the progress of Tosin Kehinde at Manchester United, with a view to handing him a call up to one of the national teams. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : manutd.com<br />
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