Probably not many people would have known this name prior to April 5, 2009. And after that probably there won’t be many people to have not known him. May be it’s a bit early to sing praises for this 17 year old Manchester United star, but its hard to believe that one day he will not be one.

Macheda is Italian by birth and probably would have never landed in England if Italy’s signing young payers were not stringent.

Macheda was already playing for Lazio in Italy and everybody spotted the talent he had. But as rule book in Italy says no to signing players before they turn 18, they lost the player to Manchester United in England where they can sign the player as early as he turns 16.

Anyways, past is past. But what is happening right now at Manchester United is hard to believe. This kid hardly played 20 minutes for Manchester United on two separate occasions and has scored a winner each time.

The first winner came in extra time against Aston Villa and the second came against Sunderland after just 46 seconds on the pitch. He came on as a substitute for Dimitar Berbatov.

Everyone at Manchester United would be hoping Macheda magic continues as long as possible.