Manchester United’s 20 year old Italian striker Federico Macheda has joined Queens Park Rangers on loan until the end of the season.

Macheda has struggled to find his way into the first team at Old Trafford this season with Rooney, Hernandez, Wellbeck and Berbatov all before him in the pecking order.

It is the start of what is expected to be a busy transfer window for Neil Warnock as his QPR side have tailed off after a promising start to the season.