The English League Cup is one of the most well known cups after The FA Cup in England. It may have less important than the FA Cup, but it is a a great cup to have in your clubs records and hall of fame.
The first ever league cup was won in the inaugural year 1960 and was won by Aston Villa.
Manchester United have won a total of four League Cups in their history being the years 1992, 2006, 2009, 2010. And are currently in the final of the current 2017 campaign. All the four cups were won by Sir Alex Ferguson.
Let's analyse and recollect all the finals, match summary and moments.
1992.
Manchester United won their first ever league cup in 1992 by defeating opponents Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 at the Wembley Stadium. The only goal came by Brian McClair in the 14th minute when Giggs passed the ball to him and McClair dribbled past the Defense and with a left foot shot scored the wining goal. He was also the Man of the Match.
2006.
United went on to win the League Cup for the second time in 2006 by defeating opponents Wigan Athletic 4 - 0. The goals were scored by Louis Saha, Cristiano Ronaldo and a brace by Wayne Rooney. Rooney who went on and got The Man of The Match award. The match was played in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
2009.
The third time United went on to win the League Cup was in 2009 by beating Spurs. The match was an intense one as at the end of regular time it was goalless and the match had to be decided via penalties. Which United won 4-1. United scored all their four but Spurs missed two of the three . The Man of the Match was United goalkeeper Ben Foster. The match was played at Wembley Stadium.
2010.
Manchester United went on to win the Cup again twice in a row in 2010 by beating Aston Villa in the Final at Wembley. The goals were scored by Michael Owen in the 12th minute and the winner by Wayne Rooney in the 74th minute. Milner scored for Villa by an early penalty in the 4th minute of the game. But The Man of the Match went to Neither Owen nor Rooney but to Antonio Valencia due to his great performance and for assisting Rooney with a sublime cross. The game ended 1-2.
Now in the 2016 - 2017 season United have again reached the Final and have be given opponents Southampton who defeated Liverpool in the Semi Final. United defeated Hull City. The match will take place on 28th February at Wembley. . It won't be an easy match but we can't take any chances now. We wish United all the best for the final.
GGMU.
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