United loanee shows incredible value in accomplished showing as loan side avoid relegation with priceless victory

Manchester United had one player in loan action last night. To find out where all of United’s loanees were in action this season, click here. Jacob Devaney Devaney has been one of United’s success stories this season on loan. The Irishman joined St Mirren in January and has played a key role in their season. Devaney has played 18 times for the club this season, scoring one goal in the cup. More impressively, at just 18 years old, he has not looked out of place in the rough and tumble of the Scottish Premiership midfield battles. He put in one of his most accomplished performances against Celtic at the hostile Celtic Park, which is a very good indication of the mental strength needed to eventually make it at Old Trafford for United. Status secured The measure of how trusted the young midfielder has become at St Mirren is that he played the entirety of both legs in the relegation playoff against Partick Thistle. The Saints drew the first leg 1-1 away but defeated Partick 1-0 last night to secure their status in the Premier League for another season. The BBC’s Simon Stone posted on X last night, “Jacob Devaney completed the full 90 minutes as St Mirren preserved their Scottish Premiership status tonight. Man United youngster has had an outstanding loan.” Jacob Devaney completed the full 90 minutes as St Mirren preserved their Scottish Premiership status tonight. @ManUtd youngster has had an outstanding loan. I spoke to him earlier this month. https://t.co/2HPyF6PGCj — Simon Stone (@sistoney67) May 25, 2026 Status secured ✅ pic.twitter.com/E0qNF1zRHa — St Mirren FC (@saintmirrenfc) May 25, 2026 Neither Devaney nor St Mirren were at their best during the tense battle, but they did enough to see out a priceless victory. Future Devaney will likely return to Carrington this summer to train with the first team in the summer pre-season tour of Europe. Then there will likely be a decision on his future, on whether he will stay and fight for a place in the first team squad or continue his loan experience at St Mirren or elsewhere. Featured image Lewis Storey via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.