Sir Alex Ferguson admits Nemanja Vidic was lucky not to be sent off in Man Utd's 2-1 defeat of Aston Villa in the Carling Cup final.

Wayne Rooney comes off the bench to score the winner as Man Utd beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the Carling Cup final at Wembley.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is considering resting striker Wayne Rooney for Sunday's Carling Cup final against Aston Villa.

Sir Alex Ferguson hails Wayne Rooney as "truly world class" after the striker leads Manchester United into the Carling Cup final at the expense of Manchester City.

Manager Roberto Mancini wants Manchester City to "change history" and edge out rivals Manchester United on Wednesday to seal a place in the Carling Cup final.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson does not believe his players need to be warned about their conduct for the Carling Cup semi-final against Manchester City.

Wayne Rooney's injury-time header gives Man Utd a scintillating 3-1 Carling Cup semi-final second leg win over rivals Man City to seal a 4-3 aggregate win and set up a final against Aston Villa.

Man Utd's Gary Neville and Man City's Carlos Tevez escape Football Association sanctions, BBC Sport understands.

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini tries to end the public dispute between his striker Carlos Tevez and Manchester United's Gary Neville.

Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce hits out at referee Martin Atkinson after Aston Villa reach the Carling Cup final with a dramatic 6-4 win.