Kiko Macheda Italian Job On Villa

Full Name	Federico Macheda
Birth Date	August 22, 1991
Birth Place	Italy

Age	17
Position	Forward
Squad #	41

"Kiko" Fedrico Macheda injury time goal moved Manchester United a step closer to their 18th league title and signal the possible emergence of a new star at The Theatre Of Dreams.

With most of the home supporters at Old Trafford watching on, Kiko Macheda stunned everyone with when he latched onto Ryan Gigg's pass and cleverly turned a Villa defender with a slick flick of the ball before killing the move with a clinical curler past Briad Fridel.

Seventeen-year-old striker Federico Macheda, making his first-team debut, became an instant Old Trafford hero when he scored a sensational injury-time winner to send United back to the top of the table.

Macheda, thrown on for the final 30 minutes, capped a superb performance with the sort of goal usually scored by the likes of Rooney or Ronaldo. Receiving the ball with his back to goal, the young Italian's first touch took the ball between his legs, wrong-footing his marker and allowing him space to curl a superb shot past Brad Friedel and into the far corner.

Earlier, Cristiano Ronaldo had put the Reds in front on 14 minutes before goals from John Carew and Gabriel Agbonlahor turned the tide. Ronaldo equalised with 11 minutes to play but Macheda stole the headlines with what could prove a title-winning strike.

After the match, Kiko Macheda received the Man Of The Match award from Skysport Broadcast. He also revealed during the interview that he had run to his family who were in attendance to celebrate his debut senior goal in United colors. Defintely one player to keep an eye on. ;)

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