Devaney\u2019s loan to St Mirren<\/a> saw him thrown straight into the team\u2019s starting XI for their Scottish Premiership game against league leaders Hearts.<\/p>\n The young Manchester United midfielder played a key role in his team recording a surprise 1-0 victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n Which loan move are you most optimistic about being a success? <\/p>\n Jacob Devaney played 70 minutes in his side\u2019s victory, making a positive impression on St Mirren supporters.<\/p>\n One fan wrote on X: \u201cThat was a very good debut for Jacob Devaney. At just 18 years old he looks calm and composed on the ball and I don\u2019t think he gave the ball away once. <\/p>\n \u201cYou can see why there\u2019s hype around him and he\u2019ll be a good one to watch develop until the end of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n There was prominent praise for Devaney from his Manchester United academy teammates, after his message: \u201cGreat result last night and thank you to all the\u00a0@stmirrenfootballclub\u00a0fans for the welcome and support.\u201d<\/p>\n A selection of comments of encouragement can be viewed below\u2026<\/p>\n Jack Fletcher: \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25Reece Munro: good start\ud83d\udd25Ethan Wheatley: What a start!Finley McAllister: GeneralGodwill Kukonki: Played you\ud83d\udd25Tyler Fletcher: top \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n Devaney had 49 touches during his debut appearance, making two tackles and four clearances, while winning 8 of 13 duels he contested.<\/p>\n He was trusted to take corners and won four free-kicks for his side, enjoying a prominent role that offers encouraging signs for the future.<\/p>\n St Mirren are back in action on Friday night in the Scottish Cup against Scottish Championship side Airdrieonians.<\/p>\n Will Sekou Kone earn a Manchester United first-team chance while at Lausanne? <\/p>\n What would he have to do in order to guarantee his place next season?<\/p>\n Jacob Devaney was captaining the Manchester United under-21<\/a> side before his exit. At just 18-years-old, he is now ready for a brand new challenge.<\/p>\n Devaney is a calm understated midfielder in the Michael Carrick<\/a> mould, and while he could have benefited from working with him at Carrington<\/a>, he may get the opportunity next season.<\/p>\n The teenager\u2019s mission is now to use this loan spell to his benefit, stay fit, and return to Carrington sharper and stronger for pre-season.<\/p>\n Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United loanee Jacob Devaney has made a positive start to life on loan at St Mirren. A…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":409046,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,129689,11287,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-409045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-jacob-devaney","tag-loan-players","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409045","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=409045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Lincoln](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2238495489-1024x683.jpg\")
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Getty Images Jacob Devaney praised by United colleagues<\/p>\n![\"Sekou](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/UIF-2026-02-03T111430.438-819x1024.png\")
Getty Images Loan move could be springboard for Devaney<\/p>\n