Squad sheets: Aston Villa v Manchester United

Sir Alex Ferguson mused that the Carling Cup final might be a good moment to rest Wayne Rooney. He may well have been teasing and Martin O'Neill, his opposite number at Aston Villa, would never believe a word of it. Both managers are in earnest about any available trophy and Manchester United will be wary of a side that has won at Old Trafford this season. Villa are not known as prolific scorers and much will depend on the harm they can do to Ferguson's defence, which has rarely seemed at full strength in this campaign. Kevin McCarra Venue Wembley Stadium Tickets Sold out Last season n/a Referee P Dowd This season's league matches 22 Y 69, R 4, 3.32 cards per game Odds Aston Villa 15-4 Man Utd 13-15 Draw 13-5 Aston Villa Subs from Guzan, L Young, Sidwell, Delfouneso, Davies, Delph, Carew, Beye, Clark, Albrighton, Lowry Doubtful None Injured Harewood (foot, May), Reo-Coker (foot, May), Bouma (ankle, unknown) Suspended None Form guide (all competitions) WWDDDW Disciplinary record (all competitions) Y55 R2 Leading scorer (all competitions) Agbonlahor 14 Manchester United Subs from Kuszczak, Van der Sar, Brown, Neville, Carrick, Scholes, Berbatov, Obertan, Macheda, Diouf, Fabio, De Laet Doubtful None Injured Ferdinand (back, 10 Mar), Giggs (arm, 14 Mar), O'Shea (thigh, May), Anderson (knee, Sep), Hargreaves (knee, unknown) Suspended Nani (last of three) Form guide (all competitions) WLWDWW Disciplinary record (all competitions) Y54 R5 Leading scorer (all competitions) Rooney 27 Match pointers • Manchester United have lost one of their last 26 meetings with Aston Villa in all competitions • Only Liverpool (seven times) have won this trophy more often than Villa, who have triumphed on five occasions as well as being runners-up twice • No side has been runner-up in the League Cup more often than United (four times) • If Villa win it will be their 50th all-time victory over United in all competitions • United have played at the new Wembley six times and have yet to win without the aid of a penalty shoot-out