How Macheda is reinventing himself in Greece
Old Trafford simply erupted, as the momentum in the title race swung back in United’s favour. The teenager added another winner just a week later, as the Reds saw off Sunderland 2-1, and was among the revellers at the Theatre of Dreams as we lifted the trophy in May.
Sadly, Kiko’s first-team exploits at United peaked in that magical month of April. After such a promising beginning, many believed the man from Rome would go on to establish himself as a top Premier League striker, but for a variety of reasons he never managed to again replicate that sort of magic in a red shirt.
Over the next five years, loan moves to Sampdoria, Queens Park Rangers, Stuttgart, Doncaster Rovers and Birmingham City yielded varying degrees of success and, in 2014, after five goals in 36 appearances for United, the striker departed Old Trafford permanently.
Macheda’s next move saw him join Cardiff City and link up with former Reserves boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and two years later the Italian returned to his homeland and spent two seasons with Serie B outfit Novara.
