The goals have dried up a bit for Panathinaikos forward Federico Machedathis season. The Italian player started the season with goals from where he stopped in the last campaign but he has failed to find the back of the net like before in the past three months. Federico Macheda hit an impressive 14 goals in 33 league outings last term at the rate of almost one goal in two league games but has struggled to maintain that ratio this season.
Only Youssef El-Arabi scored more goals than Federico Macheda in the Greek Super League last season. The Moroccan international scored 20 goals for Olympiacos who emerged victorious as far as the league title is concerned at the end of the season. Atromitos attacker GiorgosManousos andNelson Oliviera of AEK scored 14 league goals alongside Federico Macheda. Aris forward Bruno Gama was fifth on the list of the highest goalscorers with 12 goals. Continue reading MACHEDA GOAL DROUGHT CONTINUES
Federico Macheda had started his career at his local club Lazio before being snapped up by the Sir Alex Ferguson-led Manchester United team. His impact at Old Trafford was instant after he came on to turn the Aston Villa game on its head. Manchester United had lost two league games on the trot before that Villa game in April 2009 and were on the verge of losing a third consecutive game until Federico Macheda intervened. 
It is understood that manager Dean Smith is keen on adding Nakamba to the team as he seeks to add solidity to the midfield. Nakamba is a defensive midfielder that is capable of playing as a central midfielder and plays similarly to N’GoloKante at Chelsea.
He played at the premier league and scored a winning goal for the team. In the very next match, he was picked when Ferguson had Giggs and Nani as an option to win the match. Though the goal wasn’t the same as the first one but the player nailed it on the ground. He played a full 90 minutes against Everton in FA Cup semi-final. He was the promising new player, but as soon as he was free of the loan he took from the English club, he joined Sampdoria as the player wished to move back to Italy.
However, this game might be too close. However, Benitezs who is going to send his squad against Manchester United is quite confident that they will still be able to cause some issues for the primary contenders of the title. The Spaniard has stated that the players which they have after invested money on are not bad players. They are pretty good players on the field and have performed really well in the last 3 games. According to him, Manchester United is a good team. He believes that it is a team that can make it to the top 4 positions. They will be able to compete against anyone be it Manchester City or Liverpool.
The Italian forward famously scored the winning goal in a 3-2 victory over Aston Villa in 2009, with Ronaldo scoring the other two goals in the game.