Manchester United 2 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur

Darron Gibson crashes his first past Gomes.

Darron Gibson led the charge of the youth brigade as Manchester United marched into the Carling Cup semi-finals.

Tottenham travelled north hopeful of recording their first Old Trafford victory since 1989 and avenging their shoot-out defeat by Sir Alex Ferguson's men in last season's final. But, once Gibson had fired home the first of a brilliant brace, Spurs never looked like ending their hoodoo.Since United started their trophy gathering at the start of the 1990s, there are not many clubs whose record against the Old Trafford outfit bears intense scrutiny.However, there are some who might as well cross their meetings with United out with a black marker as soon as the fixture list comes out. Aston Villa are one, Everton another. Then there is Tottenham. It is so long since Spurs won an away game against United that Gary Lineker scored the winner.That is the history Harry Redknapp wanted to be challenged when he called on his team to prove their worth by winning away from home at a top-four club. But scoring nine against Wigan is one thing, beating United on their own patch, even with a healthy smattering of youngsters, is quite another.Tottenham did create chances. But every time Robbie Keane or Jermain Defoe got a sight of goal, a red shirt was in the way, usually Nemanja Vidic but also Ritchie De Laet, a young Belgian recruited from Stoke on the advice of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who proved more than David Bentley's equal at left-back.