{"id":130855,"date":"2023-09-23T16:06:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T16:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=130855"},"modified":"2023-09-23T16:06:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T16:06:24","slug":"ex-man-utd-ace-who-was-subbed-off-for-player-manager-in-only-ever-appearance-went-on-to-play-in-europe-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/ex-man-utd-ace-who-was-subbed-off-for-player-manager-in-only-ever-appearance-went-on-to-play-in-europe-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Man Utd ace who was subbed off for player-manager in only ever appearance went on to play in Europe | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
A MANCHESTER UNITED youth product who played just one senior game for the club has gone on to play in Europe.<\/p>\n
Tom Lawrence, now 29, came through the Red Devils Academy and made his debut in a 3-1 over Hull in 2014.<\/p>\n
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However, his sole appearance is perhaps better remembered for another reason – Ryan Giggs' last-ever game for the club.<\/p>\n
Giggs had taken over at Man Utd on an interim basis after the sacking of David Moyes. <\/p>\n
The Welshman was still a player that season, and took on a rarely-seen player-manager role at the club.<\/p>\n
He then brought himself on after 70 minutes in place of Lawrence during the game against Hull.<\/p>\n
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Despite this, the then 20-year-old was in a jubilant mood, tweeting afterwards: "Wow what a feeling that was tonight and loved every minute of it!<\/p>\n
"Coming off too be replaced by a legend like giggs #whatafeeling."<\/p>\n
Despite an impressive debut, Lawrence would fail to make his breakthrough and was sold to Leicester in 2014.<\/p>\n
The winger went on to star for the Foxes in the Premier League alongside a string of loan spells to Championship clubs before Derby picked Lawrence up permanently in 2017.<\/p>\n
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