Chido, who was born and raised in the Danish capital Copenhagen before moving to England to further his football career in 2020, arrived at United from Arsenal as a free-scoring striker.
United staff knew as he went through the age groups the forward had to develop other parts of his game on and off the pitch.
Chido has been spotted doing solo gym work at a fitness centre local to his club’s Carrington training ground, and sources have been impressed and encouraged by his willingness to accept the challenge.
Adam Lawrence was Chido’s under-18s coach last season. As part of the reshuffle triggered by Michael Carrick’s arrival, he returned to the club in late January to take over the under-21s.
“Chido has real quality and potential and is in a really good place,” he said.
“He’s benefited from routine, rhythm and a settled programme. He’s got the same people working with him and similar groups of players.
“Of late, he’s had more training opportunities with the first team. The good thing for him to understand is that’s off the back of how he’s been training and performing at academy level as opposed to them [doing it out of] necessity.
“Chido loves football. Naturally, with any player, when you’ve had that first-team exposure and then you’re not around it as often, it’s going to have an impact.
“There will be that bit of disappointment or frustration. He deserves credit for approaching it in the right way.”
Loan inquiries for Chido, who has scored 15 goals this season across a variety of youth competitions, were rejected in January.
Capped by Denmark’s Under-21s in September, he has scored in the past three rounds of the FA Youth Cup and got four in a Premier League 2 win at Leicester in February.
Speaking publicly to media who regularly cover United’s academy games for the first time since his return to the club, Lawrence confirmed Chido had fully recovered from the concussion he suffered against Chelsea Under-21s in March.
“That was a setback because in the two or three weeks previous to that, he looked really good – Chido at his best,” he said.
“At Leicester, he looked a level above the game. Before that, for the under-18s at Manchester City, through his pressing and leading the line, he looked like a proper player.
“It was a conscious decision at the start of the season for Chido to concentrate his development in the academy environment.
“The club were right to do what they did in the window just gone, for Chido to stay in the building.”
