Follow live text commentary on the Carling Cup final between Aston Villa and Manchester United at Wembley14:11 Manchester United's Red Army are decked out predominantly in green and gold today. They are of course protesting about the Glazer family's ownership of the club by wearing the colours of Newton Heath - United's name when they were founded in 1878.
14:13 ROONEY ON THE BENCH! Disappointment for the England forward and for the Manchester United fans - Michael Owen starts and Wayne Rooney will be collecting splinters among the substitutes.
14:16 TEAMS - ASTON VILLA: Friedel, Cuellar, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, A Young, Milner, Petrov, Downing, Agbonlahor, Heskey... MANCHESTER UNITED: Kuszczak, Rafael, Evans, Vidic, Evra, Valencia, Fletcher, Carrick, Park, Berbatov, Owen.
14:54 Fabio Capello is spotted in the stands... plenty of English talent to watch today.
14:56 In the absence of Giggs, Neville, Ferdinand, Van der Sar and Rooney, Patrice Evra skippers United today.
1' Here we go! Villa get things underway at Wembley!
2' Villa win the first corner of the game as Evra heads behind!
4'PENALTY TO VILLA! Vidic is caught out by Agbonlahor's pace and as he tries to recover, he brings him down! No further punishment for the United man...
5'GOAL! JAMES MILNER PUTS VILLA INTO THE LEAD! Great spot kick - he sends Kuszczak the wrong way and Villa lead 1-0!
10'Look at Owen now! He skips past one challenge before being brought down by Collins! Yellow card for the Villa defender
13'GOAL! OWEN! UNTED ARE BACK ON LEVEL TERMS! WHO NEEDS ROONEY?! It stems from an error by Dunne, whose pockets are picked by Berbatov... the Bulgarian advances before Dunne's challenge sees the ball skew to Owen, who finishes brilliantly past Friedel! 1-1 now! What a game....
17'Funnily enough, Michael Owen has never played in a Wembley final... all his final exploits came at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
18'Downing is carded for a late challenge on Evra...
24'Villa are just playing it around the midfield... until Collins finds Park and United can break...
29'It opens up a little for Carrick, but the United midfielder's effort is poor and the ball rolls well wide of the mark.
32'Cuellar piles in on Evra, after the Frenchman dances past him... free-kick to United.
37'Super challenge by Warnock as Valencia threatens to burst clear... he showed a lack of pace there though, the potential England left-back.
41'Evra is booked for a trip on Young... and Villa fans let off a loud ironic cheer as a United player finally gets a yellow card.
42'Rooney's coming on! Ah, that's why Owen didn't pull the trigger earlier... he's crocked again! Oh well, not a bad replacement...
45'Berbatov lets fly from distance... but he doesn't catch it right and Friedel is able to collect.
45'+3PARK OFF THE POST! Great strike from the Korean as the ball comes to him after Warnock's slip allowed in Valencia!
46' Back underway at Wembley! No futher changes to tell you about.
49' Brilliant from Carrick! And equally brilliant stop from Friedel to deny United a second!
49' Brilliant from Carrick! And equally brilliant stop from Friedel to deny United a second!
60' Villa fans are keen for their side to inject a little something into their game... they're chanting the name of John Carew.
64' Rafael jars his leg slightly in the soggy Wembley turf... and he looks in some discomfort...
66' Neville races back from the dressing room and he comes on to replace Rafael...
68' Vidic is finally booked for a foul from behind on Young... and inevitably, that prompts ironic cheers from the Villa end!
70' YOUNG! The corner is ballooned up into the air off Berbatov's head before falling nicely for the Villa winger... when it finally drops though, he volleys into the ground and the ball bounces wide
73'Young looks to get past Evra in the United box... but the Frenchman stands firm and make a good challenge... Villa fans want a penalty, but it's not going to happen!
74'GOAL! UNITED TAKE THE LEAD! AND GUESS WHO IT IS? WAYNE ROONEY! The England striker rises high to meet Valencia's lofted cross with a brilliant looping header that beats Friedel! 2-1 United!
75'Very similar to the one he scored in Milan, that one! And it may prove to be the winner, with just 15 minutes remaining!
76'Super ball in by Valencia, looking for Berbatov at the near post! But Friedel gets there to claim!
78'ROONEY OFF THE POST WITH ANOTHER HEADER! It's Valencia again with the cross to Rooney, whose downward header from a standing position cannons back off the upright with Friedel beaten all ends up!
80'Villa make a change now as they chase the game... Carew on for Cuellar.
82'Oooh! Villa close to an equaliser! Collins goes up to meet a cross... it seems to come off Vidic before looping up over the keeper! But Kuszczak recovers well to tip over the bar!
85'United make a change... Park for Gibson...
88'Dunne nearly gets to a decent Villa delivery into the United box! This one may not be over just yet!
90'Four minutes of added time to be played...
90'+2Valencia sprints the full length of the pitch before firing into the side netting! He deserves a goal....
90'+5 There it is! United fans celebrate! The holders retain the Carling Cup thanks to goals by Michael Owen and that man Wayne Rooney!
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