1994 Football League Cup Final
.jpg) |
|||||||
| Event | 1993–94 Football League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|||||||
| Date | 27 March 1994 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Kevin Richardson (Aston Villa) | ||||||
| Referee | Keith Cooper (Glamorgan) | ||||||
| Attendance | 77,231 | ||||||
The 1994 Football League Cup Final took place on 27 March 1994 at the old Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Manchester United and Aston Villa. Aston Villa won 3–1, with one goal from Dalian Atkinson and two from Dean Saunders, to claim their fourth League Cup final victory; Manchester United's goal was scored by Mark Hughes, before Andrei Kanchelskis was sent off for handball. Manchester United would go on to win both the Premier League and FA Cup that season, the result denying United a domestic treble, while Villa finished 10th in the Premier League.
Aston Villa had finished runners-up to Manchester United in the league the previous season, but were in poor form going into the League Cup final, having lost their last three games. The bookmakers and national press were predicting that the Villa would be beaten comfortably at Wembley. Manchester United had suffered a slight blip of their own with a couple of draws in their previous league matches and high-profile red cards to Eric Cantona and Peter Schmeichel – but victory in the League Cup was predicted to be the first part of a domestic treble. Alex Ferguson decided to field a full-strength team with the exception of the suspended Schmeichel, who was deputised by former Villa keeper Les Sealey. Villa boss Ron Atkinson decided to field a five-man midfield with Tony Daley and Dalian Atkinson on the flanks and young attacking midfielder Graham Fenton playing in a withdrawn role behind striker Dean Saunders.
...
Wikipedia