The 2006 Football League Cup Final also known as the 2006 Carling Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was played between
Manchester United and
Wigan Athletic on 26 February 2006. Manchester United won the match comfortably, by four goals to nil.
Louis Saha and
Cristiano Ronaldo both scored one goal, and
Wayne Rooney scored twice. For the trophy presentation, the Manchester United players wore special shirts reading "For You Smudge", referring to
Alan Smith, who had broken his left leg during a recent
FA Cup match against
Liverpool.[3] Wigan goalkeeper
Mike Pollitt picked up a hamstring injury after just 14 minutes, cutting short a dream cup final for the
journeyman player, who started his career with the Red Devils.