Carling Cup Betting: United kids are alright and Villa wingers sink Pompey

Carling Cup / Maxliu / 01 December 2009 / Leave a Comment

"Gibson's second goal was the pick of his two as he showed excellent technique to curl his shot into the top corner of the Spurs net."

Gibson shows Fergie's kids are alright while total goals backers are rewarded with late flourish at Fratton Park...

Darron Gibson repaid Sir Alex Ferguson's faith in youth as he fired Manchester United into the semi-finals of the Carling Cup.

United can now be backed at [3.9] to retain the Carling Cup.

Ferguson had been robust in his defence of his young players in recent days and, although he fielded senior players such as Dimitar Berbatov and Nemanja Vidic for tonight's quarter-final against Tottenham, the manager will have been delighted with Gibson's two goals.

Both came in the first half, first when the midfielder was given time by the Spurs defenders to compose himself before drilling his shot past Gomez from 25 yards out.

Gibson's second goal was scored from a similar distance but it was easily the pick of the two as he showed excellent technique to curl his shot into the top corner of the Spurs net.

Spurs had their chances in the game, particularly during the first-half, but the likes of Jermain Defoe and Robbie Keane failed to take them. In the end, the game fizzled out as comfortable United win, for which they traded at a high of [2.34].

In the evening's other Carling Cup fixture, Aston Villa were matched at [4.5] as they knocked-out Portsmouth in a high-scoring game at Fratton Park.

Portsmouth took the lead early on before goals from Emile Heskey and James Milner gave Villa a 2-1 lead at half-time.

The home side threatened to even things up in the second-half before Stewart Downing looked to have made the game safe with his 74th minute header. However, Kanu's 87th minute goal looked to have set up a thrilling climax before Ashley Young restored his side's two goal advantage and rewarded those who backed six goals or more at [38.0].

Villa can be backed at [6.4] to win the Carling Cup.