By Ollie Irish
Just what Big Sam's dodgy ticker needed a ten-goal nerve shredder.
Who saw this coming though? I thought it might be 0-0 or 1-0 to Villa, but it was one of those
rare matches where the players become so engrossed in the match that they play without any
inhibition.
By AVI CREDITOR
He might not put the performance on his highlight reel, but the result is all that matters to
Brad Guzan right now.
Guzan made three saves and Aston Villa battled from an early deficit to defeat Blackburn
yesterday 6-4 and take a wild Carling Cup semifinal on a 7-4 aggregate at Villa Park.
What an entertaining two-leg semifinal, eh?
Manchester United and Manchester City played about as fun a home-and-home series you'll see at the
end of a tournament.
Carlos Tevez had the two-goal display and exchanged taunts with Gary Neville in the first game.
Then on Wednesday, Craig Bellamy gets hit by a coin thrown from the crowd and Tevez had a late goal
that equalized the aggregate score.
Manchester United defeated Manchester City 3-1 at Old Trafford in the second leg of the semifinals.
Man U clinched a spot in the final with a 4-3 aggregate score line. Of course, since last week's
match at Manchester City, a lot of talk heated up this rivalry rematch. Tevez and Neville went at
it. El Apache made some gestures in the first leg during his goal celebrations and some post-game
remarks that didn't go well with the Manchester United side.
