Moyes to call in cavalry for cup semi

Under-fire Manchester United manager David Moyes insists he will not be treating tonight’s Capital One Cup semi-final at Sunderland any differently just because his side were dumped out of the FA Cup.

Instead of being an occasion to savour as he might have imagined, the two-legged encounter with Gus Poyet’s side has taken on ‘must-win’ proportions given it is United’s only realistic chance of domestic silverware this term.

Way off the pace in the Premier League and eliminated from the major cup competition at the third round stage for only the second time in three decades, should the Red Devils fail to advance to a Wembley final at the expense of the side rock bottom of the table, terrace disenchantment with Moyes will start to solidify.