How 2006 finall spawned new era

THE League Cup was the first piece of silverware for a new United team containing Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo. Alex Ferguson dropped star striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who left in the summer, and was vindicated when man-of-the-match Rooney scored Manchester United 4 Wigan 0 (Rooney 33 & 61, Saha 55, Ronaldo 59) twice. United went on to win the Premier League for three consecutive seasons (07-09) and reach three Champions League finals in four seasons.