Tuesday's Manchester Derby, doubling as the first leg of the League Cup Semi-Final, was sleepy
for certain stretches but produced plenty of encouraging highlights for supporters of both sides,
including:
- Antonio Valencia. After receiving a gorgeous pass from Patrice Evra,
thoroughly embarrassed Craig Bellamy, first with a neat nutmeg, then with a sensational step-around
to set up Man United's first goal.
Filipe Luís Kasmirski in better times.
The use of war imagery for the headline may not be appropriate during these sensitive times, but
it aptly describes Deportivo La Coruña's predicament as they conclude the first half of their
season tied for fourth place, the final UEFA Champions League spot, with Mallorca on thirty-four
points (Mallorca holds the tiebreaker over Depor with their 2-0 win at the ONO Estadi).
