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Four Man Utd youngsters who burst onto the scene and what happened next

Manchester United wonderkid Amad scored his first goal for the club against AC Milan on Thursday night.

The winger, who could end up costing £37million, produced an improvised moment of brilliance to score the opener against Milan.

Having come on as a half-time substitute, he raced on to meet a Bruno Fernandes lofted cross and flicked the ball with the back of his head over Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

His goal capped off a brilliant performance for the youngster, who is now expected to play a big role going forward.

Mirror Football has taken a look at four other United youngsters who burst onto the scene.

Federico Macheda

Federico Macheda made a name for himself against Aston Villa (PA)

Federico Macheda was relatively unknown when he was included in United's side against Aston Villa.

The 17-year-old came off the bench with United 2-1 down, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring an equaliser minutes later.

In the final minute, Macheda scored a stunning curled winner to give United a vital three points in the title race.

Macheda failed to build on that goal, however, and despite staying at the club until 2014 he only played 19 league appearances.

He now plays for Greek Super League side Panathanaikos after loan spells at Sampdoria, Queens Park Rangers, Stuttgart, Doncaster, Birmingham, Cardiff and Nottingham Forest.

Adnan Januzaj

Adnan Januzaj was widely regarded as one of the best youngsters to come through the ranks in recent years.

The Belgian wonderkid scored twice on his first start for United in a 2-1 win away at Sunderland towards the beginning of David Moyes' reign.

Later that month, Januzaj signed a new five-year contract to stave off competition from elsewhere.

However, despite being given Ryan Giggs' old shirt number, he was unable to make his mark at the club, playing a total of 50 league games but only scoring three more goals after his Sunderland double.

Now, he plays at Real Sociedad and is starting to show his true ability.

Januzaj has made a strong start to the season, playing 16 La Liga games and scoring twice, with two assists.

James Wilson

James Wilson scored twice on his Manchester United debut (GETTY)

Centre-forward James Wilson was once regarded as one of the best young strikers to come through the academy.

He had been at the club since 2002, and earned call-ups to the England Under 16, 19, 20 and 21 squads while he was at United.

He made his senior debut against Hull City, scoring twice in a 3-1 win on the last home league game of the 2013-14 season.

But after that, he failed to make his mark at United, playing just 17 times the next year and two the following year.

Now, the 25-year-old plays for League 2 side Salford City.

Marcus Rashford

Marcus Rashford has cemented his place as a club icon in recent years.

The forward, 23, was first brought up to train with the senior side under David Moyes, but it was Louis Van Gaal who gave him his debut in 2016.

He started against FC Midtjylland in the Europa League after Anthony Martial was injured during the warm-up, and scored twice in a 5-1 win.

Since that game, he's gone on to play 257 times for United, scoring 85 goals.

In the last few years he's gone from being an exciting prospect to one of the first names on the team sheet.

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