Sensationally, Hull City won the second leg of the semi-finals in The Capital One Cup against Manchester United 2-1, but The Red Devils found a place in the final match, after a 3-2 victory on aggregate. Tom Huddlestone opened the score in the 35th minute, after a controversial penalty for The Tigers. The most expensive football player in the world – Paul Pogba equalized in the 66th minute, but the new signing of Hull City Omar Niasse scored his first goal for the club just 5 minutes before the end of the game.
The Tigers were better on the pitch and created a lot of goal-scoring chances during the first half, but they were denied by the great saves by the goalkeeper David De Gea. However, during the second half each of the teams hit the bar once.
This will be the 9th final in The English League Cup for The Red Devils. They have won the half of their final matches in this competition, as the last time they did it was in 2010, when they beat Aston Villa. The only final match between Manchester United and Southampton has been in The FA Cup in 1976, when The Saints have lifted the trophy. On the other hand, The Red Devils have won 62 of all the matches between these two teams, while The Saints have recorded 28 victories (30 draws). Moreover, Southampton have only won twice against united in the last 15 competitive matches between the clubs.
To conclude with, Jose Mourinho made an interesting statement after the match against Hull City, saying that in his opinion the match has finished with a draw, because he has only seen two goals. “We didn’t lose the game. I only saw Paul Pogba’s goal and Hull City’s goal in the 85th minute, which was really good,” the Special One said in an interview.
