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Manchester United will aim to seal their progress to the last four of the Carling Cup when they host struggling Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford on Wednesday night. The match is a repeat of the 2005-06 semi final, which United won 3-2 on aggregate. Do not miss the opportunity to watch Manchester United vs Blackburn live in the Carling Cup.

Man United beat Queens Park Rangers in the fourth round, with Carlos Tevez scoring the only goal of the game from the spot. Youngster Danny Welbeck earned the penalty. Ferguson also gave youngsters like Rodrigo Possebon, Darren Gibson and Jonny Evans some match practice.

 

 

Both of Man United’s previous Carling Cup games were at Old Trafford. Before beating QPR, they had eliminated Middlesbrough in the third round. In the last eight times that these two sides have met, Blackburn have managed to win just once.

Blackburn beat Roy Keane’s Sunderland 2-1 in the fourth round. Roque Santa Cruz was on target for Rovers, with the second being an own goal scored by Sunderland’s Philip Bardsley. But after that successive defeats against Sunderland and Tottenham in the league have seen them fall into the drop zone.

 

 

David Dunn and Steven Reid are likely to remain absentees, with Vincenzo Grella also joining them on the sidelines. En route to the last eight, Blackburn have also defeated Grimsby and Everton. The last time Blackburn beat United at Old Trafford was in September 2005, when a brace from Morten Gamst Pedersen earned them a shock 2-1 win.

Can Blackburn Rovers do what Southend United and Coventry have done to United in the last two editions of the Carling Cup ? Or will this be United’s day? Watch Man United live against Blackburn in the Carling Cup to find out. Sign up with us today to view the best League Cup action as it happens.