'He Took His Goal Like A Center Forward' - Manchester United Coach Hails Debutant Odubeko

Published: February 23, 2019

Manchester United U18 coach Neil Ryan was satisfied with the performance of Mipo Odubeko on his debut against Blackburn Rovers in the U18 Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

Ryan made as many as eight alterations from the side that lost to Manchester City in the semifinal of the Premier League Cup, with Odubeko making his competitive debut.

Ten minutes after Laird had opened the scoring, the Nigerian doubled the advantage when he rounded the goalkeeper and finished well off an assist from Galbraith.

Speaking to United's official website, manager Ryan said : ''Good. Great for Mipo who was making his debut for us today, He is a young lad, school boy. Did great for his first game, was fantastic.

''Took his goal really well, took it like a center forward, took his opportunity.''

Mipo Odubeko moved to the Red Devils from St Joseph’s Boys in Dublin, Ireland.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel