Video goal highlights from the Manchester United vs Blackburn Rovers game on October 31, 2009. Kicks off at 17.30 UK time from Old Trafford, Manchester. United beat Barnsley in their midweek Carling Cup tie, while swine flu hit Blackburn were too strong for Peterborough, managed by United boss Sir Alex Ferguson's son Darren. Click to continue reading...

After beating Barnsley 2-0 in the Carling Cup on Tuesday, Man United's opponents in the quarter-finals will be Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham and Man United faced each other in last season's Carling Cup final, which United won on penalties.
United will play Tottenham at Old Trafford, sometime at the end of November/early December. Click to continue reading...

All four of the Carling Cup quarterfinal fixtures feature all-Premiership ties, with the pick of the bunch being Manchester City taking on Arsenal at the City of Manchester Stadium.

Just across town defending Carling Cup champions Manchester United take on a difficult Tottenham Hotspurs side.

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Video goal highlights from the Portsmouth vs Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, 17 October at Fratton Park. Kickoff 3pm UK time. Pompey are bottom of the table going into this game, but won their last fixture against Wolves, and will be hoping to carry on from where they left at Molineux. Spurs are third in the table, and [. Click to continue reading...

The title says it all. The English goalkeeper has been hailed by many as the future of English football, and his performance in the Carling Cup final against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday is exactly why. With the likes of Edwin van der Sar and Tommy Kuszczak getting the bulk of the playing time, appearances for Foster are normally few and far between. Click to continue reading...

Two points off 'The Zone' again and a proverbial six pointer against Middlesbrough on Wednesday. How will Spurs react to the Carling Cup loss on Sunday? Last year we won it and switched off: this year we lost it and if we repeat last year's run in we will be in the Championship.
Now everyone from Alan Hanson to my mum knows it can't happen but we all know actually that it could. Click to continue reading...

After watching Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United side clinch yet another trophy, I couldn't help but wonder how we can fix extra time. Anyone that saw Sunday's Carling Cup final was forced to witness one of the most boring and slow half hours of football. Played at a walking pace, both sides were exhausted and just waiting to bring the match to penalties. Click to continue reading...

For many football fans, it's a dream come true. The possibility of seeing your favorite team play in a cup final at Wembley. But in the case of Man United fan Phil Spark, it turned into a nightmare when he couldn't get a ticket to see his team play Spurs in the Carling Cup Final. [...] Click to continue reading...

Goalkeeper Ben Foster will face no disciplinary action from the Football Association for "iPodgate." Foster broke no Football Association rules by studying Tottenham penalties before the shootout in the Carling Cup final yesterday on his iPod. Man of the Match Foster admitted that before the shootout he looked at previous Spurs penalties on his iPod which showed Jamie [. Click to continue reading...

Cristiano Ronaldo insists he should not have been booked for diving during Manchester United's Carling Cup final win over Tottenham Hotspur. The United winger was cautioned by referee Chris Foy in the second half of Sunday's game at Wembley following a challenge by Ledley King inside the box. Foy cautioned the Portuguese ace for simulation, but Ronaldo [. Click to continue reading...

It seemed like a whirlwind footballing weekend. We got confirmation that Arsenal and Liverpool are in a freefall, while Chelsea still has a long way to go if they have any hopes of closing the gap with Man United. And the Red Devils, even with a B team, showed how much depth they had against [...] Click to continue reading...

Your reputation precedes you, Mr Ronaldo Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo thought he had won a penalty during yesterday's Carling Cup final when Ledley King tripped him in the area. Referee Chris Foy had other ideas and booked Ronaldo for diving. Replays show that King clearly caught the Portuguese international and that a penalty should have been [. Click to continue reading...

1. The quintuple is still on for Manchester United then. It is a big ask, but then again they won this one without some of their biggest stars. 2. Ben Foster was immense. Please let him stay fit in the run-up to next year's World Cup. 3. So David Bentley can hit a skip from a roof, [...] Click to continue reading...

The spot-kicks that settled the silverware The Carling Cup final went the whole way earlier today. This is the penalty shootout that eventually settled the match after a goalless 120 minutes. Man Utd emerged 4-1 winners at the end of the shootout. For now you can enjoy the action (particularly look out for the contrast in Carling [. Click to continue reading...

I caught then end of it actually, I hope that's not a sign that Wazza is going to haunt me later today.
In all seriousness, when I look at the squad we have to choose from compared with what Utd have to work with, I can see nothing other than a victory for Sir Alex's men. If our medical team have managed to get all Ledley's plastic limbs fitted in time, we might have a chance of keeping things respectable at least. Click to continue reading...

It feels too early to be having a cup final, but this Sunday Manchester United will take on Tottenham Hotspur in the Carling Cup Final at Wembley. There's good news and bad news for United. Bad news, Rafael da Silva is out for a month with an ankle injury. Good news. Spurs keeper Carlo [...] Click to continue reading...

Here are some of my favorite football stories from the day that you may have missed: "Your Chants To Help Charity" (Man United Official Website). In addition to Carling allowing fans to create their own banners for the pitch-side advertising for this Sunday's final, Carling has now come up a new, unique idea. Click to continue reading...

Let me preface this article by saying that as an English Premier League fan I've been extremely ecstatic about Hull's form this season. As newcomers to the world's greatest league, not much was expected out of Phil Brown's inexpensive squad. In fact, many members of the media - myself included - had written them off as a definite relegation side. Click to continue reading...

So the countdown to this years Carling Cup Final enters the final week of tension as Tottenham fans nervously await Sundays final, whilst Manchester United's supporters will be as calm as anything. This year though, Carling have decided to give up 32 minutes of digital perimeter board advertising to allow supporters to create their own banners to be [. Click to continue reading...

Well it seems that the realisation that we might in fact get relegated has caused consternation and confusion in the ranks, especially over Harry's team that played against Shaktar on Thursday. Is avoiding relegation the only game in town now? Or do we because of our fine history, cup record and to show faith with the fans need to go for everything and not subject ourselves to the indignity of prioritisation? Click to continue reading...

The Carling Cup final is just around the corner. Does it matter? Click to continue reading...

Less than two weeks remain until Wembley Stadium witnesses Carling Cup holders Tottenham Hotspur's title defense against reigning Premier League and European Champions Manchester United. Unsurprisingly, fans across the world are actively debating the importance of this Cup final. Unlike the FA Cup, which is universally acclaimed as arguably the most prestigious club cup competition, the League Cup has earned itself the notorious nickname of "The Mickey Mouse Cup," referring to its minor, if any, importance in many circles of football. Click to continue reading...

It's certainly been a busy summer at White Hart Lane this year as Juande Ramos begins to weed out the players he feels are holding Spurs back over the last few weeks and looks to bring in the kind of players he feels can bring more silverware Tottenham's way. With the exception of Robbie Keane, [...] Click to continue reading...

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech says that they have to sustain their cool and maintain optimism in the wake of their 2-1 defeat to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Carling Cup final on Sunday at Wembley. Cech says: We must look to the future. There are still trophies up for grabs that we must try and win. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham 2-1 Chelsea (a.e.t.) In a season that has thus far been punctuated with high-profile goalkeeping errors by English keepers, a glaring mistake from the usually excellent Petr Cech handed Tottenham victory in the Carling Cup final, securing the North Londoners their first major trophy in nine years. Click to continue reading...

When Chelsea and Tottenham meet in the Carling Cup Final on Sunday there will be plenty at stake, and not just local pride and the first domestic honours of the season. For Chelsea, the game could also go a long way to deciding the fate of one of the best players in their recent history. If Frank Lampard does not make the starting eleven at Wembley Stadium, as is widely expected, it will send Click to continue reading...