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Watch Preston North End vs Cardiff City Live StreamingYet the real battle had taken place at Villa Park a few months earlier when United were drawn to face an Arsenal side about to create history by becoming the team side to go through a 38-game Premier League programme undefeated.
United needed to make a statement. Paul Scholes underlined it with the only goal.
Fast forward six years.
Be sure, Ferguson wants to beat Aston Villa at Wembley. If he needs a reason, the 1994 final of the same competition should be enough since it cost him a domestic Treble.
There is also the little matter of a defeat to Gabriel Agbonlahor's goal at Old Trafford earlier this season.
And one more thing: throughout their illustrious history, Manchester United have never successfully defended a knockout competition, as they would do by beating Martin O'Neill's men following their shoot-out triumph over Tottenham 12 months ago.
