Man United retains League Cup

Manchester United won their second successive League Cup with a 2-1 victory over  Aston Villa  at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.

Aston Villa took the lead after five minutes when James Milner scored from the penalty spot.

Villa’s coach Martin O’Neill was however displeased with the referee’s decision not to caution Nemaja Vidic for the agriculture tackle against Gabriel Agbonlahor which resulted to the penalty.

O’Neil told Sky Sports that the referee’s failure  to caution Vidic was “a poor decision” and turned to be “a major point of the match.”

Micheal Owen cancelled the lead before Wayne Rooney came off the bench to net the winner.

Rooney,  who replaced  Owen, powered a header past  Villa’s goalie Brad Friedel with 16 minutes to go as United claimed their fourth League Cup final success.

Man United manager, Sir Alex Fergusson admitted that  mother luck smiled at his team to win the trophy at Wembley.

He said:”In the main we were the better team but credit to Aston Villa’s performance. In the last 10 minutes when they started shoving up that big brigade of theirs it was like the Alamo. They had a go. Dunne had a back post header and missed altogether. You need a bit of luck in these situations.”

Ferguson was more interested in looking forward to the next trophy, whether it be a 12th Premier League title or his third Champions League trophy.

He said: “We show time and time again this club has got the determination. They don’t give in. It’s a good quality to have and you’ll see that in the last part of the season.

“It was a good result for us on Saturday with Chelsea losing. Arsenal are back in the frame with the easiest programme on paper. It will be an interesting run-in.”

And on winning his fifth league cup he added: “You’ve got to enjoy it, that’s why we are in it. You have to accept what you can get in this life. Winning this trophy is special to us. Any trophy is good.

“You’re in this game to win and I appreciate everything we have achieved as a club and I appreciate the luck I’ve carried. That’s important.

“I’ve lost finals and it’s not easy when you lose a final. The only way you can enjoy Wembley is winning.”

And on the trophy tally he added, tongue in cheek: “Hopefully it will be 33 this season. Might be too old to wait for next season.” -Additional reporting Press Association Sports