March 2nd, 2009 by Warren Moore

Manchester United lifted what may be the first of an unprecedented four trophies this season after beating Tottenham Hotspurs on penalties following 120 goalless minutes at Wembley stadium.

Young united goalkeeper Ben Foster stole the headlines when he saved Jamie O’Hara’s opening spot-kick for Spurs and witnessed £18m David Bentley’s shot miss wide of the mark. United efficiently placed four efforts home to make it 4-1 in the penalty shoot-out and Sir Alex Ferguson 24th major trophy win of his 23-years at Old Trafford.

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp praised his players after their performance. He commented: ‘I thought we were super. It was a great performance and it came down to a lottery in the end. He added: ‘But overall they couldn’t beat us in 90 minutes plus extra time so we didn’t deserve to lose and I thought we were fantastic.’

The win means Manchester United are now on course for an unprecedented four trophies in one season, with the Premier League seemingly theirs to lose following Liverpool’s defeat to Middlesboro at the weekend. Manchester United also remain favourites to retain their Champions League crown and are on course to be in the final four of the FA Cup. All of this including Manchester United’s World Club Cup win in December may see Manchester United achieve the greatest English club season of all time.