Man Utd have won the Carling Cup after the tie ended 0-0 after extra time and went to penalties.
United then saw off Tottenham 4-1 in the shoot out, with Jamie O'Hara and David Bentley missing for Tottenham, and Anderson slotting home the decisive penalty.
The man of the match was undoubtedly Ben Foster in the United goal who not only pulled of a string of fantastic saves for the Red Devils but also stopped O'Hara's penalty.
The Carling Cup triumph is the second major honour for Man Utd this season already, having picked up the FIFA Club World Cup in December. They are 7 points and a game in hand ahead of both Chelsea and Liverpool in the Premier League. Newspaper talk tomorrow will focus on Man Utd's bid for an unprecedented quintuple.
Man Utd Win Carling Cup
1 Mar 2009
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Labels: Ben Foster, Carling Cup, David Bentley, Jamie O'Hara, Man Utd, Tottenham
Van der Saar Breaks Record
31 Jan 2009
Edwin Van der Saar has tonight set another record by going 12 consecutive league games without conceding a goal. When Van der Saar passed the 1104 minute mark Setanta flashed the record up on screen.
On Tuesday he surpassed Peter Cechs record of 1025 minutes during the 2004/05 season to set the Premier league Record, which will keep rolling on until he concedes again.
However, Everton Goalkeeping Coach, Chris Woods set a record of his own in his playing days which he does not acknowledge Van der Saar's as coming close to breaking. Chris Woods went 1196 minutes without conceding for Rangers during 14 games between November 1986 and January 1987, however this was in successive games. Woods feels that as United have let in goals against Derby and Tottenham with Ben Foster in goal his record is more impressive. More so, as it was across league, Scottish cup and UEFA Cup fixtures.
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Labels: Ben Foster, Chris Woods, Edwin Van der Saar, Football Records, Man Utd