Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admitted his team
had Ben Foster to thank after winning the League Cup against
Tottenham Hotspur on penalties.
The two sides couldn’t find a goal in 120 minutes of football at
Wembley as the Carling Cup final went to penalties.
Ryan Giggs took the first kick for the Red Devils before Ben Foster
saved Jamie O’Hara’s effort to hand United an early
advantage.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Ferguson admitted
that the save had given his side an early boost, he said, “Well
they took their penalties very confidently and Ben Foster made a
fantastic first save which gave us a big lift.”
Carlos Tevez, Vedran Corluka and Cristiano Ronaldo then all
converted their kicks before David Bentley hit his penalty wide to
allow Anderson to take the decisive spot kick and hand United the
trophy.
Whilst the Scot was undeniably pleased to lay his hands on yet more
silverware he did admit that he was disappointed at having had to
play extra-time.
The United manager explained, “To be honest with you I could have
done without the extra time, because we have a tough game on
Wednesday [in the Premier League against Newcastle United] and I’ll
need to freshen up.”
Today’s victory means United’s quest for an unprecedented quadruple
remains on target and Ferguson was quick to emphasise where his
focus now lay, he said, “The league is the priority and the
Champions League also.”
