April 2009: Manchester United 's strike force consists of Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez, Dimitar Berbatov and Danny Welbeck.
Sir Alex Ferguson is chasing his third successive Premier League title, a record-equalling run of both his and the division's era. In a crucial home clash with Aston Villa, the injury-ridden Red Devils find themselves 2-1 down with half an hour remaining and Ferguson turns to the bench to call on a skinny 17-year-old who'd never played a minute of senior football. His name? Federico Macheda.
Making a nuisance of himself as Ronaldo scored his second goal of the game to set up a tense finale, Macheda then became the hero by scoring one of United's most memorable goals of the modern age. Wisely opening himself up for a disguised Ryan Giggs pass, the 17-year-old Italian only needed one sublime chop to turn Luke Young and swing the ball beyond the sprawling Brad Friedel.
