Spurs and United draw breath for Cup final clash

LONDON: Rarely can a cup final have crept so low under the radar as Sunday's League Cup showdown between holders Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United with both clubs pre-occupied for vastly different reasons.

While Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has been juggling his squad for relegation scraps and UEFA Cup ties, his opposite number Alex Ferguson has watched his side surge to the top of the Premier League while plotting a Champions League showdown with Inter Milan and his old adversary Jose Mourinho.

League leaders United appear unstoppable at present and are still on course for a possible five trophies this season having already taken FIFA's Club World Cup in Tokyo although of the four still on offer, the League Cup is likely to be bottom of Ferguson's priorities.