Mifsud stuns United

The two goals by Michael Mifsud that knocked his childhood idols Manchester United out of the Carling Cup last night made headlines around the world. No Maltese soccer player has ever reached such heights. From CNN International:

Maltese international Michael Mifsud sent Manchester United crashing out of the English League Cup by scoring twice as Championship side Coventry City pulled off a surprise 2-0 victory at Old Trafford. Mifsud missed a great chance to complete a memkorable hat-trick by shooting wide of an open goal. Mifsud's brace doomed United to their first home defeat to lower league opponents since York City's triumph in 1995..

Mifsud, twice voted Malta's sports person of the year, was recruited for Coventry by Mickey Adams, who was sacked two days later. The tiny former Kaisers and Milestone player put Coventry ahead by sliding in Michael Doyle's low cross in the nth minute. Coventry goalkeeper Andy Marshall saved superbly from Dong Guangzhou the nth minute and a minute later Mifsud crashed home the second. The Maltese should have completed a memorable hat-trick but fired wide of an open goal...