Fergie’s Red Devils bitten by the ‘mosquito’

A MAN from Malta made Sir Alex Ferguson very cross indeed as Michael Mifsud struck twice to dump Manchester United out of the Carling Cup.

Fergie’s Red Devils bitten by the ‘mosquito’

The 26-year-old finished off Michael Doyle’s low cross to give Coventry a surprise half-time lead, then completed his own hard work by drilling home a superb second 19 minutes from time to send the Sky Blues’ 11,000-strong travelling army into orbit.

Iain Dowie’s men just about deserved their triumph, if only for Mifsud’s determined efforts.

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