Southend United: 4-5-1
Flahavan, Hunt (Francis 14), Prior, Sodje, Hammell, Campbell-Ryce, Clarke, Maher, Gower, Eastwood, Hooper (Lawson 67)
Subs Not Used: Wilson, Cole, Moussa
Booked: Hammell, Flahavan
Manchester United: 4-4-1-1
Kuszczak, O'Shea (Lee 75), Brown, Silvestre, Heinze, Ronaldo, David Jones (Shawcross 90), Fletcher, Richardson, Smith (Evra 60), Rooney
Subs Not Used: Heaton, Rose
Booked: David Jones, Rooney
Att: 11,532
Ref: U Rennie (S Yorkshire)
Corners: Southend 2 Man Utd 11
Goal Attempts: Southend 7 Man Utd 22
On Target: Southend 6 Man Utd 12
Possession: Southend 41% Man Utd 59%
The Red's lacked the creative edge (Scholes?) to break down Southend and seemed to get bogged down in the middle. We expect a lot better from the world class international players on show.
Opposition rating:
Started brightly and got the goal, then relied on soild defending and their keeper to keep United at bay. A famous night for their club and it's supporters.
Man of the Match: Darryl Flahavan
The Southend keeper made a number of crucial saves, mainly from Ronaldo. Did'nt try and get Rooney sent off when he went in late for the ball.
How is Fergie?
Another embarrassing cup result match against lower league opposition. Fergie will be disturbed by this performance but the damage is minimal given the competition's low priority.
Final Verdict:
The League Cup campaign of 2006-2007 was a right stinker. A lucky win at Crewe and then dumped out by a team at the bottom of the Championship means United will want to forget this shocker as quickly as possible.
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