Can Man Utd do the double?

Mourinho’s boys have the taste for silver

Manchester United were back winning major domestic trophies on Sunday, when edging past Southampton at Wembley in a pulsating EFL Cup Final.

All the talk before the match was about Ibrahimovic and Gabbiadini, and at full-time, those two dominated the headlines again. Both scored two goals each, with the impressive Italian denied a cup final hat-trick by a dodgy looking refereeing decision. United ran-out 3-2 winners, their first success in the competition since 2010, and that took their tally to five wins and four runners-up finishes. They now shape as the second most successful side, behind Liverpool, who boast eight and four.

United fighting on all fronts

That result was no fluke either. United did not raise their game for the big day. Winning has become a habit once again at the Theatre of Dreams and they finally look to be back enjoying the kind of success they were famous for under Sir Alex Ferguson. Bringing Chelsea legend Mourinho to Old Trafford was a risk – but boy has it paid off!

Next on their agenda is a top-four finish in the Premier League, and a long-awaited return to Champions League football. They go into that challenge on a stunning recent winning run, already boasting wins over the likes of Leicester – which doesn’t quite have the same ring to it anymore – West Ham and Watford, all without conceding a goal. In fact, in eight starts during February, in all competitions, United conceded just three times, with two of those coming at Wembley. So, not the all-attacking side the media would have you believe. They have quality right through the team, from back to front.