Nemanja Vidic claimed referee Phil Dowd was right not to send him off early on in the 2-1 Carling Cup victory over Aston Villa.
The Reds defended their trophy thanks to goals from Michael Owen and substitute Wayne Rooney, but they fell behind early on when Vidic brought down Gabriel Agbonlahor to give away a penalty. 
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Manchester United retained the Carling Cup by beating Aston Villa 2-1 at Wembley.
Check out a selection of snaps from the match by clicking on the gallery link on the right. 
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Find out how we rated the Manchester United players for their performance in the 2-1 Carling Cup final win over Aston Villa. 
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Manchester United lifted the Carling Cup for the second successive season thanks to substitute Wayne Rooney’s goal.
Aston Villa took the lead through James Milner’s early penalty before Michael Owen equalised. Owen then had to go off injured and his replacement Rooney headed the winner from Antonio Valencia’s cross. 
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Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2-1 to retain the Carling Cup final at Wembley - and we blogged it live. Check out a replay here.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 28: Wayne Rooney of Manchester United celebrates scoring their second goal during the Carling Cup Final match between Aston Villa and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on February 28 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Wayne Rooney
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Check out all the action from this afternoon’s Carling Cup final between Manchester United and Aston Villa with our live blog.
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SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain, Feb. 2010 .- The old memories of two league losses in the last game at the stadium Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez, crowded into the memory of Real Madrid but some players just remember that time and that his return to the cursed island will find themselves a fighting Tenerife. About to […]
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MADRID, Spain, Feb. 26, 2010 .- Manuel Pellegrini, the Chilean coach of Real Madrid, praised the party that made the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo against Villarreal and, after glossing over its dispute with Xabi Alonso for throwing a penalty, said “Always working to be a major player.” Real Madrid coach sees Cristiano Ronaldo at his best […]
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Wayne Rooney has deftly sidestepped the New Wembley goal curse.
While United have generally struggled to find the net in open play in their Community Shield, FA Cup finals and semis plus Carling Cup finals at the stadium since it was re-opened in 2007, their striker hasn’t had too many problems. 
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