Arsenal vs Sheff Utd Highlights: Carling Cup Highlights

Arsene Wenger stuck to his policy of promoting youth talent in the much-maligned knock-out competition, naming his youngest side till date with an average age of just 19 against Sheffield United, and he was not disappointed. The young guns ripped apart blades and scored six goals.

Mexican striker Carlos Vela scored his first hat-trick, while Nicklas Bendtner the most experienced of the lot had put Arsenal in commanding position after two first half goals.

Jack Wilshere also joined the party by scoring the fifth goal and became the second youngest goal scorer for Arsenal after Cesc Fabregas. Wales u-21 starlet Aaron Ramsey and aspiring full-back Kieran Gibbs also had a good game the former was at his creative best and fed a superb backheel to Bendtner for the second goal, while the latter sent a long pass upfield towards Vela who took the ball on his chest and chipped it over Patrick Kenny

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Cagliari vs Juventus Highlights: Serie A Highlights

Juventus stay in race for the Schudetto with a win at Cagliari, the only goal of the game was scored by Amauri. Juventus are tied with Inter Milan with 7 points after Inter there match at Torino. Inter are top of the table, thanks to their superior goal difference.

Cagliari 0-1 Juventus

West Brom vs Aston Villa Highlights: EPL Highlights

John Carew tormented the West Brom defence as Martin O’Neill’s men registered a impressive third away win in six days to maintain a push for a Champions League spot.
The Norwegian international scored the first goal but could have finished with a hat-trick after twice being denied only by the woodwork.

Carew and Gabriel Agbonlahor struck twice in the space of 90 seconds during the first half to sink the Baggies, as West Brom could only muster a James Morrison goal in reply after a Brad Friedel error.

Albion found it virtually impossible to handle the strike power of Carew while Ashley Young’s free-kicks were a constant menance.Gareth Barry also impressed in the middle of the park for the visitors and there are signs of him getting back to his best from which he showcased last season.

West Brom 0-1 Aston Villa

West Brom 0-2 Aston Villa

West Brom 1-2 Aston Villa

Chelsea vs Manchester Utd Highlights: EPL Highlights

Manchester United may have returned from Stamford Bridge with a precious point but they may feel that they blew the chance to end Chelsea’s long unbeaten record at Stamford Bridge. Park Ji-Sung bundled in after Petr Cech had palmed away a Berbatov shot on 18 minutes. Chelsea pushed hard for an equaliser and were rewarded when sub Salomon Kalou headed in to score in the 80th minute.

After Nicolas Anelka, Didier Drogba, Joe Cole and Michael Ballack had tried and failed to break down United’s stubborn defence, Kalou exposed United’s poor defense and scored the crucial equaliser by nodding home John Mikel Obi’s free-kick 10 minutes from time.

Not for the first time in his illustrious career, Ferguson’s team selection caused a sense of surprise and outbreak of head scratching among United’s army of fans.

Yet his squad selection with Park and Darren Fletcher worked a dream, especially with the Scot switching to the middle of midfield, a move that saw Owen Hargreaves take up a right-wing station.

Having realised that Chelsea’s full-backs Jose Bosingwa and Ashley Cole are major attacking threats,Sir Alex chose to put his two most hard running men in direct opposition, keeping the home pair occupied defensively and stifling their threat in attack.

Red Devils showed no sings of their recent slump in form and were at their attacking best from the start, when Fletcher turned Hargreaves’ low cross wide, and Blues seemed to have lost touch without Deco.

Luiz Felipe Scolari’s men were further disrupted when Ricardo Carvalho hobbled off after just 12 minutes, so there was always a nagging fear Joe Cole’s missed chance to score when he robbed Patrice Evra to give himself a clear sight of goal was going to prove costly.

Chelsea, already were lucky not to concede with Petr Cech’s wayward clearance gave first Berbatov, then Wayne Rooney the chance to launch speculative efforts at the home goal, survived again when Rooney set up Ferdinand, only for him to save with his legs.

But United were rewarded soon as Patrice Evra galloped past Bosingwa to reach Rooney’s inspired through ball. Evra’s pinpoint cross met Berbatov and while Cech was once blocked the shot, Park had the easiest of tasks to fire home the rebound.

After Chelsea regained their stride the visitors defence panicked when Gary Neville back headed the ball. Edwin van der Sar was forced out of the field after he came off worst in a collision with Florent Malouda.

Joe Cole should have handled Anelka’s low cross better than prod it straight at Evra, then Jonny Evans in place of Wes Brown in central defence got in the way of Bosingwa’s shot.

Ferguson’s response was to bring on talisman Cristiano Ronaldo, this put the Chelsea defence on red alert with his direct running.

Michael Ballack split United’s defence wide open, Joe Cole did no better than blast his shot straight at Kuszczak, who was quickly becoming one of the visitors key men.

Red devils looked like ending Chelsea’s long unbeaten run at home but by bringing down
Ashley Cole, Rooney not only picked up his side’s fifth booking. He also provided John Mikel Obi with the opportunity to float the ball to the edge of the United six-yard box where the visitors, getting their marking and offside trap all wrong, left Kalou on his own to net home the equaliser.

Chelsea 0-1 Manchester Utd

Chelsea 1-1 Manchester Utd

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