United edged a tense Carling Cup final against Tottenham Hotspur, winning a second major trophy of the season after a penalty shootout at Wembley.Ben Foster saved superbly from Jamie O'Hara and David Bentley missed the target altogether, allowing Anderson to score the winning penalty after Ryan Giggs, Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo had all successfully converted.
It was no more than United deserved for bossing much of the match itself. Ronaldo came closest to winning the cup in normal time, but his powerful effort was denied by the post in the dying seconds of a close-fought final.
True to his word, Sir Alex kept faith with the players who had taken the Reds to Wembley. With the exception of Patrice Evra and Rio Ferdinand, every member of the starting XI had started at least one match earlier in the competition.
Ronaldo had Heurelho Gomes worried twice inside the opening six minutes, firstly with a 25-yard free-kick which fizzed over, then with a half-hit shot on target after good build-up play from Nani and Tevez.....More
While in his homeland, the number seven of the national team completed the journey which is characteristic of his presence in the region, in the morning, yesterday, went to the store "CR7", managed by his sister Elma. Moreover, from Manchester had already traveled with him his mother Dolores, and his brother Hugo and his sisters Elma and Cátia and other family members arrived, including nephews, whom Cristiano Ronaldo never stopped expressing various smiles complicit with great tenderness on the mix.
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