Last night, it was heart-breaking sight as Burnley suffered the cruel twist of fate. Having done so well to overturn a 4-1 first-leg deficit, miraculously recovered after 2 hours of football to set up a Carling Cup final with United come March 1.
Not that United care who they meet in the final, but the Championship side deserved to get everything positive from the game. They were undone by a slight loss of concentration.
Anyhow, so it's Spurs who we face in both domestic Cup competitions.
Last year, we beat them at OT at in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup, so hopefully it will turn out the same. In any case, it's a home tie and I would expect that United--regardless of our shortages, will be up for it.
The final on March 1 depends on a lot of things. What's for sure though is that we will know the true importance of that final by the time it comes around! By then, we will have played Inter Milan in the CL and we'll have a better understanding of how the league table will end up. We'll also know if we stand a chance in the FA Cup as the semi-finals will be around that time. If we are still in with a big shout in all those competitions, then the final must just be looked at as a distraction from 'major duties'. However, should things fall apart in the coming month(God forbid!) then we might as well find ourselves taking the final with both hands.
What's for certain though is that our home league fixture against Pompey on 28th February has been cancelled so the search for a re-arranged date starts.
Labels: THE LEAGUE CUP
