Some Manchester United wonderkids have gone down in history as the best players of a generation. Carved from The Cliff training ground and, in later days, Carrington, Manchester United wonderkids have often had fantastic careers at Old Trafford. From Paul Scholes to Gary Neville and Premier League record holder Ryan Giggs, many have gone on to greatness.<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t the case for everyone, however. For every Ryan Giggs, there\u2019s a Ravel Morrison, a player who doesn\u2019t make it. One such player is Italian Giuseppe Rossi. Although Rossi didn\u2019t make it at Manchester United, he went on to have a good career elsewhere, but it was a career with a caveat. Let\u2019s take a look at his career and suggest why it didn\u2019t work at Manchester United.<\/p>\n
Read More<\/strong>: Manchester United Wonderkids who didn\u2019t make it \u2013 Ravel Morrison<\/a><\/p>\n Born in 1987, Rossi was born in New Jersey, USA, to Italian parents. At 12, Rossi was offered the opportunity to feature for Parma\u2019s youth team and consequently moved to Italy.<\/p>\n At just 17, Rossi would sign for Manchester United, featuring regularly for the reserve team, and was constantly on the lips of fans as the next Manchester United wonderkid to break through. What was most exciting about the youngster was that he was a goal scorer, something every team needs.<\/p>\n Rossi would make his first team debut in the League Cup in 2004, and this would be the same season that he won a very prestigious award at Manchester United. He would be the recipient of the 2004-05 Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award. Past winners of the award include Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes, showing just how well regarded those who win the award are.<\/p>\n Rossi would carry the momentum he gained from the 2004-05 season and break into the first team on a more regular basis during the 2005-2006 season. The Italian would make 12 appearances and notch four goals, and was given Nemanja Vidic\u2019s League Cup medal due to his contributions in the early rounds, despite not featuring in the final.<\/p>\n There was a key issue for Rossi during his time at United, however.<\/p>\n The following season was when it was clear that Manchester United couldn\u2019t facilitate the progression of Rossi. The young Italian needed regular first-team football; however, Sir Alex Ferguson couldn\u2019t provide him with this. Wayne Rooney, Louis Saha, Alan Smith, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer were first choices.<\/p>\n Ferguson and co were building towards something huge, a season where he and his team would pursue an elusive second treble. Realistically, it should have come to fruition as United won the league and Champions League, but lost to Portsmouth in the FA Cup.<\/p>\n Rossi was not part of his plans for the future. Although it\u2019s widely understood that Ferguson didn\u2019t want Rossi to leave<\/a>, the Italian wanted guaranteed first-team football, something he was desperate for.<\/p>\n There was still a chance for Rossi, who was loaned to Premier League side Newcastle United. After just one goal in 13 appearances, Rossi would spend the remainder of the season back at Parma, finding good form and notching nine goals in 19 league games.<\/p>\nManchester United Wonderkid \u2013 Giuseppe Rossi<\/h1>\n
Parma to Manchester and a Prestigious Award<\/h2>\n
Difficult Competition and Loan Moves<\/h2>\n