{"id":358792,"date":"2026-01-08T10:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/358792\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T10:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:46:10","slug":"shea-lacey-sends-message-after-lightning-cameo-for-man-utd-harry-amass-responds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/358792\/","title":{"rendered":"Shea Lacey sends message after lightning cameo for Man Utd, Harry Amass responds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Shea Lacey finally got minutes for Manchester United against Burnley, and his impact was huge, establishing himself as a proper option for Darren Fletcher.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old only got 11 minutes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/5-things-learned-as-manchester-united-draw-2-2-with-burnley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United\u2019s 2-2 draw with Burnley<\/a>, but he made it count.<\/p>\n<p>Just 60 seconds into his cameo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/shea-lacey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shea Lacey<\/a> rattled the crossbar with a shot from outside the box, using his trademarked left foot to cut inside and seek a goal of the season contender.<\/p>\n<p>          Sum up Shea Lacey\u2019s performance vs Burnley in three words\u2026 <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Gary Neville was stunned by Shea Lacey&#8217;s cameo vs Burnley<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UIF-2026-01-07T222356.747-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Lacey graphic\" class=\"wp-image-321148\" \/>Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Again in the 94th minute, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/man-utd-ratings-vs-burnley-sesko-scored-twice-but-surprise-8-10-star-is-darren-fletchers-gift-for-next-manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lacey had an effort from range which flew wide<\/a>, but the intent and direct attacking play was exciting, with the shot also not far away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/gary-neville-stunned-man-utd-star-hasnt-played-more-after-breathtaking-moment-vs-burnley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gary Neville was impressed with Lacey<\/a>, questioning where the teenager had been all this time, admitting how deadly his left foot looked to be as he tried to write the headlines for himself.<\/p>\n<p>After the game ended, Lacey took to Instagram with a message.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2254518402-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Shea Lacey grimaces after shot vs Burnley\" class=\"wp-image-321143\" \/>Photo by Oli SCARFF \/ AFP via Getty ImagesShea Lacey sends message after a super Manchester United cameo<\/p>\n<p>Lacey has made the most of every minute he\u2019s gotten for the United first-team so far, playing with bravery and representing the academy perfectly.<\/p>\n<p>He was unlucky not to get his first goal for United, but after the game, his message was one of enthusiasm and pride.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Instagram, Lacey wrote, \u201cWe tried until the end. Thank you to the fans\u201d, followed by a heart.<\/p>\n<p>          How good can Shea Lacey become? Who does he remind you of? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Darren Fletcher has made a big prediction about Shea Lacey!<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UIF-2026-01-07T231950.605-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Fletcher \/ Lacey\" class=\"wp-image-321206\" \/>Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Lacey certainly did try until the very end, not settling for the draw, going for the winner every chance he got, epitomising what a United player should be.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of this impressive cameo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/benjamin-sesko-and-shea-lacey-have-man-utd-fans-all-saying-exact-same-thing-after-performances-against-burnley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lacey impressed fans<\/a>, while several of his teammates also commented.<\/p>\n<p>Harry Amass leads responses to Lacey<\/p>\n<p>Lacey is a popular figure within the academy ranks, and his teammates from the academy have been flooding his comments with support after his post.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the replies, recently returned loanee Harry Amass labelled Lacey as \u201cspecial\u201d, with a heart emoji following this.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Tyler Fletcher commented, \u201cR1 + Circle\u201d, which is a reference to the old FIFA games in which those combinations of buttons on a PlayStation remote triggered a shot similar to the one Lacey pulled off.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Fletcher added flame emojis, no doubt slightly annoyed that he didn\u2019t get to play with his dad as head coach.<\/p>\n<p>Other responses were also sent:<\/p>\n<p>Dante Plunkett wrote, \u201cJoke.\u201dJaydan Kamason added, \u201che\u2019s ready.\u201dFinley McAllister commented, \u201cMustard\u201dSonny Aljofree said, \u201cLove it\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lacey has shown himself ready for this level of football, so it wouldn\u2019t be a shock to see his minutes increase. This could begin against Brighton, where Lacey has surely played his way into starting contention in the FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shea Lacey finally got minutes for Manchester United against Burnley, and his impact was huge, establishing himself as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":358793,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,35210,81962,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-358792","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-harry-amass","10":"tag-shea-lacey","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}