The 2008/09 League Cup was at stake when the sides did battle at Wembley, with Reds keeper Ben Foster emerging as the hero.
Sir Alex Ferguson rotated his side to some extent, with Darron Gibson and Danny Welbeck rewarded for their efforts during the cup run, while Foster got the nod to start in goal, ahead of Edwin van der Sar, after appearing in the semi-final second leg against Derby County.
Current centre-back Jonny Evans was in the XI but there was no Wayne Rooney, who was ruled out with a virus.
It proved to be a goalless 120 minutes against Harry Redknapp's north Londoners, with neither team able to break the deadlock.