Manchester United suffered a third-straight defeat as their prospects of landing a trophy took another blow, with a 2-1 defeat to Sunderland in the first leg of their Capital One Cup semifinal at the Stadium of Light. On the back of falling further off the Premier League pace and crashing out of the FA Cup to Swansea, both at Old Trafford, David Moyes will have been hoping for some relief on the road and to put himself in contention to land a first major trophy as a manager. Instead a penalty from Fabio Borini, after Nemanja Vidic had earlier equalized Ryan Giggs’ own goal late in the first half, gives Sunderland the upper hand heading into the second leg at a ground that has been all too welcoming to visiting teams in recent weeks.
Moyes may again claim that his side have been hard done by in defeat, and in truth the match was fairly even on the balance of play. Yet against a side bottom of the Premier League, the champions were again far from laying siege to their opponents and created precious little. Without the injured Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie, it was again an uninspiring display with Adnan Januzaj the only man to stand out among the mediocrity.
For Sunderland it was further evidence of their improvement under Gustavo Poyet. And, having again selected a strong side in a cup competition, the Uruguayan will be hoping that having now beaten Chelsea and Manchester United in the League Cup, results can follow in the Premier League.
More to follow.
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