London, England (CNN) -- On-form Wayne Rooney came off the bench to score the winner as Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the EnglishLeagueCupfinal at Wembley on Sunday.
While Real would go on to win the nascent competition for the second year in a row, defeating Fiorentina of Italy in the final, United finished the season as Englishleague champions before losing to Aston Villa in the FA Cupfinal in front of nearly 100, 000 at Wembley.
Villas-Boas' assistant Roberto Di Matteo -- a former Chelsea player -- took over and led the club to two trophies, winning the English FA Cup two weeks before the Champions Leaguefinal.