Red View: Carling Cup previews, video + your final XI wallpaper

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: DARRON GIBSON After winning the Carling Cup in 2009, the United midfielder hopes to be selected for a second final at Wembley on Sunday... What kind of game are you expecting at Wembley? It’s going to be a very tough match for us because Aston Villa are playing very well at the moment. We’re all really looking forward to it - I think it’ll be a good cup final. If you're selected, how much will the experience of last year's final help you? That was probably the biggest game of my career and there was a lot of pressure on, but having played there last year I don’t think I’ll be as nervous this time. Last year was a great experience and hopefully that will be a big help to me if I’m involved. How pleased were you to play a full game against West Ham in midweek? I was very pleased to get a run-out especially as I haven’t played too much recently. It’s always nice to get a start and playing alongside Paul Scholes was great. It’s great to play alongside all the midfielders, but Scholesy has got so much experience and you learn so many little things from him. Is there an extra determination to win on Sunday as it would be the first time in the club’s history that United have retained a cup? Everyone wants to win trophies and the Carling Cup has become a better competition in the last few years. The lads are all in good spirits and raring to go, and if we play well I think we’ll win. More: Read the full interview on ManUtd.com. LEGEND'S BLOG: LOU MACARI Reds legend Lou Macari knows what it takes to triumph at Wembley, having won the FA Cup with United in 1977. We asked him to cast his expert eye over Sunday's opposition... Aston Villa are on a good unbeaten run and there is no doubting their capabilities. They are well organised and disciplined, and you can bank on having a tough time against any team managed by Martin O’Neill. Sunday’s final represents a big opportunity for them. You only need to look at their reaction in the semi-final, when all their fans spilled onto the pitch at Villa Park after they beat Blackburn – it was incredible. I don’t necessarily agree with Arsene Wenger’s assessment of Villa as a long-ball side, because I think they are capable of playing good football. But goalscoring has been a problem for them. They have Gabriel Agbonlahor, John Carew and Emile Heskey, all good players but I wouldn’t say any of them were prolific goalscorers. Ashley Young’s strength is his running power – he takes players on, gets to the byline and crosses the ball into box. But I’ve often seen him miss what I would call easy chances for a forward – he doesn’t seem to have what it takes to score 20 goals a season. O’Neill’s tactics can be a bit cautious. When we went to Villa Park earlier this month and were down to 10 men for so long, you’d have expected them to come charging forward in search of a winner, but they didn’t. As with most finals, this weekend it’ll be a case of who performs better on the day, and which team gets the breaks. So while we’ll start as favourites, Villa have a big chance of winning the cup, make no mistake. More: Look out for Lou's full blog on ManUtd.com from Saturday. ROAD TO WEMBLEY We retrace United's steps to a second consecutive Carling Cup final... click on each fixture to read more and watch a free video on ManUtd.com. Third Round - 23 September 2009 Old Trafford UNITED 1 WOLVES 0 Fourth Round - 27 October 2009 Oakwell BARNSLEY 0 UNITED 2 Fifth Round - 1 December 2009 Old Trafford UNITED 2 TOTTENHAM 0 Semi-Final, First Leg - 19 January 2010 City of Manchester Stadium MAN CITY 2 UNITED 1 Semi-Final, Second Leg - 27 January 2010 Old Trafford UNITED 3 MAN CITY 1 This email has been sent to you by ManUtd.com, Manchester United FC, Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0RA, England. This email is designed to be viewed in HTML email clients - if you cannot see the images above, please open an HTML-compatible email account and then register the new address with ManUtd.com. If this email has been forwarded to you by a friend, please register with ManUtd.com to receive Red View directly from next week. The articles and images in this newsletter do not necessarily represent the views of Manchester United FC. If you do not wish to receive this email please send a blank email from your subscription address to unsubscribe@manutd.co.uk. We are committed to respecting your privacy. Please see our Privacy Policy . Please DO NOT reply to this email.