Carling Cup Final

Glory Glory Man United! Another silverware to add to our trophy cabinet!
What a wonderful final to watch! Full of action! Who says cup finals are boring?
Overall United played better than Aston Villa.
I almost died of a heart-attack when the refree pointed to the spot. A great pass from Ashley Young to Agbonlahor. Agbonlahor's pace was too much for Vidic to handle. It was unnecessary for Vidic to pull Agbonlahor's shirt and bring him down in the penalty box. Vidic was lucky to escape without getting a card, he was the last man, he should have been sent off. James Milner stepped up, and slotted the ball into the bottom right corner beautifully, sending Kuszczak the wrong way. 1-0 Aston Villa.

Aston controlled the game for the first ten minutes of the first half. Then, the goal United crave finally came. Berbatov tackled Richard Dunne and sprinted into the box. Dunne, trying to make up for his mistake, did a terrific slide tackle to prevent Berbatov from scoring. Unfortunately, the ball rolled into the path of Owen, who half-volleyed the ball into the bottom left corner. This goal was a message to Fabio Capello. One all. Game on.

the 39th minute, Owen chased a lofted pass by Berbatov into the penalty box. Suddenly Owen just slowed down. He had strained his hamstring while chasing for the ball. This was a devastating blow to Owen, who wanted to impress Capello who was watching in the stands. This may be the reason why Capello is refusing to put Owen into the team, he gets injured way too easily. Off went Owen, on came Rooney. This was a blow to Aston Villa, as Rooney was in the form of his life.

In the second half Rooney finally struck. Berbatov exchanged neat one-twos with Valencia, who then whipped in a inch perfect cross to Rooney who headed in beautifully into the net. 2-1. United tried their best to hold on to their one goal advantage. I had a few scares when Aston Villa kept attacking the Red Devil's goal.

Beep, beep! United succesfully defended the Carling Cup for the first time in their history! The first trophy of the season has gone to old Trafford. Hopefully the Barclays Premier League and the Champions league would follow suit. All the way Manchester United!