Manchester United v Wigan Athletic, 26 February 2006
| Score | 4-0 to Manchester United |
| Referee | Alan Wiley |
| Competition | League Cup Final |
| Venue | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| Attendance | 66,866 |
View Manchester United v Wigan Athletic head to head
Kick-off: 3.00pm.
For the trophy presentation, the Manchester United players wore special shirts reading "For You Smudge", referring to Alan Smith, who had broken his left leg during a recent FA Cup match against Liverpool.
Wigan goalkeeper Mike Pollitt picked up a hamstring injury after just 14 minutes, cutting short a dream cup final for the journeyman player, who started his career with Manchester United.
4 Manchester United
Manager: Alex Ferguson
Goals:
| Wayne Rooney | 33 |
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| Louis Saha | 55 |
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| Cristiano Ronaldo | 59 |
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| Wayne Rooney | 61 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Edwin van der Sar
Defender
Wes Brown
Defender
Rio Ferdinand
Defender
Gary Neville
(captain)
Defender
John O'Shea
Defender
Mikaël Silvestre
Midfielder
Ryan Giggs
Midfielder
PARK Ji-sung
Forward
Cristiano Ronaldo
Forward
Wayne Rooney
Forward
Louis Saha
Substitutions:
| Kieran Richardson for Cristiano Ronaldo | 73 |
| Patrice Evra for Mikaël Silvestre | 83 |
| Nemanja Vidić for Wes Brown | 83 |
Cards:
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 60 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Tim Howard
Defender
Patrice Evra
Defender
Kieran Richardson
Defender
Nemanja Vidić
Forward
Ruud Van Nistelrooy
0 Wigan Athletic
Manager: Paul Jewell
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Mike Pollitt
Goalkeeper
Pascal Chimbonda
Defender/Right back
Stéphane Henchoz
Defender
Paul Scharner
Defender
Arjan De Zeeuw
Defender/Centre back
(captain)
Leighton Baines
Defender/Left back
Jimmy Bullard
Midfielder
Graham Kavanagh
Midfielder
Henri Camara
Midfielder/Forward
Jason Roberts
Forward
Gary Teale
Forward
Substitutions:
| John Filan for Mike Pollitt | 14 |
| Lee McCulloch for Stéphane Henchoz | 62 |
| Reto Ziegler for Graham Kavanagh | 72 |
Cards:
| Arjan De Zeeuw | 45 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
John Filan
Defender/Centre back
Matt Jackson
Defender/Midfielder
Reto Ziegler
Midfielder
Andreas Johansson
Midfielder
Lee McCulloch