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'Biggest mistake of my career' - Manchester United star ignored Sir Alex Ferguson's advice to pursue his dream
29.04.2023 - 04:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The career of a footballer is short. One moment can change a career forever.
When your aim is to make the grade at Manchester United, those split-second chances are even rarer. You have to seize them; grab them by the throat or they will pass you by.
It's even less common that a player does that and still slips through the net. Their big moment goes to script only for the success to be short-lived and self-sabotaged.
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It happens, though. Just ask Federico Macheda, who was given his moment in the spotlight 14 years ago by Sir Alex Ferguson.
It's April 2009 and Sunday's opponents Aston Villa lead 2-1 at Old Trafford in a contest that could have huge implications on the title race. The stakes are high and the pressure intense with United staring down the barrel of a third successive Premier League defeat.
Liverpool are breathing down United's neck. Ferguson's side had been in control of the title race, only for their great enemies to flip the tables with a shock 4-1 win at Old Trafford.
A meltdown at Craven Cottage followed. There were red cards for Paul Scholes, a deliberate handball 18 minutes in, and two yellows for Wayne Rooney, the second of which was given for hurtling the ball towards the referee in frustration after a decision went against United.
From a position of comfort, United were now in trouble. Key players were missing and the title was slipping away.
With 30 minutes to go, Macheda is thrown on, his moment to seize the day. What happened next doesn't need recounting, it's etched into the history books and it's a story that has been retold on countless occasions.
What is perhaps less well documented is the aftermath.
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