Chido Obi performed the trademark celebration of Marcus Rashford while he scored a hat trick to dismiss the Under-18s of Manchester United over a 5-1 win over Chelsea in the FA Youth Cup.
Obi, 17, was again the star of United and copied Rashford by pointing to his temple after putting his second in Leigh Sports Village on Wednesday.
The Danish Youth International further underlined his references in the drubbing of Chelsea to help United reach the quarterfinals.
His first was the equalizer after the blues took the lead when he held the ball to a Jaydan Kamason before he just found it with a first finish.
Obi then placed United 4-1 in front after he was picked up by Gabriele Biancheri and completed his hat trick by punching in the box on a loose ball and shooting home just after the hour.
Rashford, on loan in Aston Villa until the end of the season, often did the celebration after scoring for United and Obi paid tribute to the banished star after his fourth goal in the night.
Victory for United has set up a meeting with Obi's former club Arsenal in the quarterfinals.
His Hattrick took his goals in the FA Youth Cup of this season to seven and, at a time when the first team of United is struggling to score, Ruben Amorim may have warned about his talent.
OBI left Arsenal for United last summer. During his time at The Gunners, he scored a record-breaking 32 goals in just 20 performances for their under-18 side.
His return last season was the most scored by an Arsenal player at that level in a single campaign and defeated the previous record of Folarin Balogun.
Last season, OBI scored 10 goals in one match for Arsenal Under-16s against Liverpool.
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