The majority of fans turning up at Old Trafford yesterday will not have even heard of Manchester United's matchwinner Federico Macheda.

The 17 year-old came off the bench to fire a wonderful injury-time winner for United in their dramatic 3-2 victory over Aston Villa.

The Sun published 15 things you may not know about FEDERICO MACHEDA:

1. Born in Rome on August 22, 1991 - so has never seen Liverpool win the league. 2. Began career with his local club Lazio in Italy. 3. Joined United shortly after 16th birthday - and his whole family moved to England. 4. United also signed his pal and highly-rated midfielder Davide Petrucci. 5. His nickname among his United team-mates is 'Kiko'. 6. One of the things that excited him most after signing was that he could eat in the canteen with the first team. 7. Scored on his youth team debut as he fired the only goal in a 1-0 win over Barnsley in September 2007. 8. Made his debut for the reserves in February 2008 in a 2-0 away defeat to big rivals Liverpool. 9. Signed his first professional contract with Manchester United on his 17th birthday. 10. Was part of the United side that won the Manchester Senior Cup last year. 11. Has spent most of this season playing as a lone striker in the reserves. 12. Fired a hat-trick for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's second string in a 3-3 draw at Newcastle last week. 13. Named in United's Champions League squad after boss Alex Ferguson predicted he could make an impact at the end of this season. 14. He is an Italy Under-18 international. 15. On Friday his Facebook status read: MUFC v Aston Villa... watch it!