Manchester United face Coventry for the first time in 17 years on Sunday in the FA Cup semi-final.
That 2007 League Cup match is probably something United supporters would prefer to forget.
This is due to the Championship team, which was led at the time by Iain Dowie, pulling off an unexpected 2-0 victory at Old Trafford.
What’s amazing is that Golden Boy winner Anderson and future World Cup winner Gerard Pique were on Sir Alex Ferguson’s team.
Two of those players are still with the team, even though the game was played 17 years ago.
Tom Heaton was on the bench and Jonny Evans got the start; both players are currently with the team but have been away from Old Trafford for extended periods of time.
Keane confronted Ferguson about my departure from Man United, and it was the right decision.
The starting lineup for the defence included Danny Simpson, Phil Bardsley, Evans, John O’Shea, and Gerard Pique, with Thomas Kuszcak in goal.
Dong Fangzhou, a Chinese striker, started up front, and Anderson, Chris Eagles, Lee Martin, and Nani made up the midfield.
Rio Ferdinand, Ryan Giggs, Patrice Evra, Wayne Rooney, and Cristiano Ronaldo were among the superstars who received the day off, and Fergie was made to feel bad about it.
11,000 supporters came to Old Trafford to witness the thrilling victory, with Michael Misfud scoring both goals for Coventry.
Pique, who made just 23 appearances for Man United, expressed his hope that the night’s experience won’t recur to talkSPORT.
“It can occur during League Cup or FA Cup matches… You can’t make a mistake, and I’m hoping United can triumph this time.
Ferguson said at the time: “We were all shocked by the performance. I was shocked by the performance, even though we have been praising these players’ abilities for a while.”
“To come here and score twice against zero does my players a lot of credit,” Coventry manager Dowie stated. In every role, they demonstrated a strong desire. Although the custodian made one outstanding save, we really only gave them a few opportunities.
Fergie believed that the team could defeat us, so discussing who wasn’t playing would be unfair to his players.
In order to advance to the final, Coventry will be looking to duplicate a similar outcome on Sunday when Mark Robins’ team looks to defeat another Premier League team in the FA Cup.
After eliminating Wolves in the previous round, they will target Manchester United, with commentary available for that game.
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