Gibson Sinks Spurs

Manchester United 2 - Tottenham 0
Scorer
Manchester United: Gibson (16, 38)

Team: Kuszczak, Brown, Vidic, Neville, De Laet, Anderson (Tosic 82), Gibson, Park, Obertan (Carrick 62), Berbatov (Macheda 62), Welbeck

United's kids bounced back in fine fashion after last week's defeat at the hands of Besiktas in the Champions League.

Last year's League Cup finalists met in the quarter-finals in this year's edition. Runners-up, Spurs fielded a superbly strong team while United opted to keep in line with the policy of blooding our youth blended with some old heads.

Based on the teams fielded, it wasn't a surprised that the men from London had the stronger opening. They had the lion's share of the possession and looked the likelier team to go ahead.

Yet against the run of play, Darron Gibson scored a scorcher of a goal. And he scored another equally wonderful goal in the 38th minute.

The second half was more Spurs pressure, but the experienced defense in the United side stood tall and repelled everything that was thrown at them. Eventually Spurs fizzled and we started to gain the upper hand in the game.

We came close to adding a third as the game ended, but it was seem cruel against a Spurs side that showed plenty of desire but just weren't good enough to breech the backline of Brown and Vidic.

Gibson may have stolen the headlines today, but for me the man who really took the game by the scruff of the neck was Anderson. He was everywhere on the pitch, breaking up Spurs' midfield, leading the charge upfront. It would be nice if he could do this week in week out. In any case, this was a good win and a confidence booster for the kids in the team. There are alot of promising youngsters in the squad, and with the right amount of experience, some of them would eventually find a place in Ferguson's plans.

And just to round this off, Kentona and I have this private thing going on and it's time to bring it up to another level. Watch and enjoy.