Revenge is sweet. Manchester City knocked off Man U 2-1 in the first leg of the Carling Cup semifinal. This was a hotly contested match.  Both sides had great scoring chances but it all came down to the Argentine superman Carlos Tevez and the keeper Shay Given.

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Given was the MVP of the match. Sure Tevez scored both City goals but Given turned away one point blank shot by Giggs and three great chances by the Rooney man in the dying moments of the match.

Ryan Giggs drew first blood in the 17^th minute. Giggs nailed a perfect point blank shot to give Man U a 1-0 lead. Valencia set up the goal with a great strike that the keeper Given blocked. Rebound. Score.

It looked like Man U was going to hang on get the all-important away win but no the Red Devils defender Rafael tugged on Ralph Bellamy’s jersey. The ref called a PK. But upon further review, it looked like the Rafael jersey grab was clearly outside the box.

Tevez stared down keeper Van der Sar. Van der Sar used the stalling tactic to upset Tevez. For his effort, Van de Sar was given a yellow card for stalling. This tactic didn’t work. Tevez rammed home the equalizer in the 42^nd minute.

Tevez nailed the match winner in the 65^th minute. Tevez used his noggin to rip the back of nets to give City a hard earned 2-1 win over hated foe Man U.

This goal was set up when Kompany’s curling ball connected with Tevez’s head.

The only fireworks of the match happened after Tevez went bananas after scoring twice against his old club Manchester United.

Tevez rubbed Sir Alex’s nose in it. I would have too. Tevez said with his actions to Ferguson, “ Hey dude I am not good enough for you. Let me show you how good I am. Up yours buddy. How about two goals and a dagger in the heart. It cat crap and live Bozo.”

All City needs is win at Old Trafford and they are on to the Carling Cup Finals.

If city wins the Carling Cup, this will be their first domestic title since 1981.

I will give City a warning. The return trip to Old Trafford will be a war. Man U will be gunning for you.

Old Trafford may turn into a blood bath like those old water polo matches between the Russians and Hungry in the 1950’s. The blood was sure flowing.

You gotta love it.

I have one question Sir Alex. When you use Rooney as the long striker Man U can’t score. I am not you but how about using a second or third striker up front to give Rooney some help. The Rooney man can’t carry the entire load by himself.

But hey, this is why they pay you the big bucks.

I love when the dog beats the big cat in town. City is the little sister of the poor when compared to Man U.

Maybe now the tables have turned.

We will find out when the return leg is played.

Will this Carling Cup win by City have any implications in the EPL title race?

Time will tell.

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