talkSPORT host Andy Goldstein has been told that Michael Carrick will hand Shea Lacey his first-ever Premier League start against Aston Villa this weekend.

The 19-year-old, who made his first-team debut away to Villa last term, enjoyed a game-changing cameo in the win over Roma.

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On Tuesday, Lacey was trusted to make only his third outing since scoring against Brighton in the Carabao Cup in September.

The teen impressed after his 75th-minute introduction, and grabbed an assist for Matheus Cunha's winner in the 3-2 comeback victory.

The result gave Man United their first win in ten matches, and seemingly rescued boss Carrick from getting his marching orders.

The Red Devils had been two goals down to Roma before their fightback, with protests against the club's ownership ongoing as well.

Man United are still in huge trouble in the Premier League, with the club only outside of the relegation zone in 17th on goal difference.

Shea Lacey to start against Aston Villa?

talkSPORT presenter Goldstein, who previously revealed that Bruno Fernandes would be dropped for United's 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth for criticising Carrick's tactics in a post-match rant, has now revealed that Lacey is in line to start against Aston Villa.

He told Darren Bent on Drive: "I've heard, by the way, it's the same person that told me that Bruno Fernandes was going to be dropped, that Shea Lacey starts against Villa.

"How about that? He was so good for Man United [against Roma], and when the crowd watch him, they're on the edge of their seat.

"Genuinely, you can hear that 'gasp'."

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"I like Amad, but there's obviously something that we're missing with his game. Maybe his finishing's not that great," Goldstein added.

"Shea Lacey looks like a really, really good player."

Lacey, previously dubbed by United fans as 'the Scouse Lionel Messi', only made his senior debut under Ruben Amorim in December.

Fittingly, that was against Unai Emery's Villa, having played six minutes as a second-half sub in the 2-1 loss, days before Christmas.

The England Under-20 international also featured in both matches during Darren Fletcher's short stint as interim boss earlier this year.

Lacey has since hit several senior milestones under Carrick this term, opening his goalscoring account on his first start against Brighton.

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Man United's No.31 had only a week earlier made his first appearance in the Champions League against Sabah at Old Trafford.

But he has only made two cameo outings in the Premier League this term, the first of which came in the opening-day defeat to Hull City.

Lacey was also a late introduction in the Bournemouth loss, with his only appearances in a senior win coming in the Champions League.

Following his first senior assist for Cunha's second goal, the Liverpudlian then filled in at full-back after the Brazilian's red card.

“It was new, I haven’t done it before,” Shea said about his newfound role, to MUTV.

“But just to see games out like that, sometimes you’ve got to do those things, and I thought it worked in the end; it worked well.”