Carling Cup latest: Derby 1 Manchester United 0 Kris Commons goal

New Derby boss Nigel Clough watched his side from the stands as they managed a euphoric Semi-final victory against Premier League champions Manchester United.

Kris Commons from early on in the first half looked impressive with a real cultured foot - one for the future perhaps spectators possibly thinking...with an expectation of an onslaught from the Red Devils.

However, after 29 minutes it was Commons that scored an absolutely fantastic goal from 25 yards leaving Man Utd 'keeper Tomasz Kuszczak routed to the spot. Make sure you see this one people.



In the second half, Manchester United were wasteful in possession and Derby managed to put together some good passing moves and threaten the Manchester United goal.



After all of the recent negative publicity with Paul Jewell's exit, this was a fantastic night for all Rams fans.

Arshavin linked with Arsenal and Juventus

St Petersburg and Russian international Andrei Arshavin is linked with Arsenal and Juventus for a fee of around £20m.

Arshavin, one of the big stars of Euro 2008 impressed in the recent tournament which led to rival Tottenham Hotspur's interest in the forward but the two clubs couldn't agree on the transfer amount.

Apparently St Petersburg are demanding the whol transfer fee in one amount, whereas this fee is commonly negotiated on the amount of appearances across the contract period and in multiple installments for cashflow reasons.

Rodallega signs for Wigan

23 year old Colombian striker Hugo Rodallega is expected to sign for Steve Bruce's Wigan Athletic by the end of this week for a reported £4.5m.

Rodallega played for Necaxa previously, racking up 15 goals in 36 matches. He is potentially a replacement for soon to be out of contract Emile Heskey. Strikers Camara could also be leaving as well as the Zaki rumours reported back since November although Steve Bruce is denying the latter.

Lactics boss Steve Bruce said: "He is an exceptional player in South America and will be an exceptional player for us.

"I hope we can tie it up. He is only 23 but he is an exciting player and it would be great if we could get him.

"He's fast, he's big, about 6ft 1in, he's good in the air, rangy rather than thick-set, can score a goal. He's just a genuine all-round striker.

"We're close to it (a deal) but when you're dealing with someone from abroad it is already racked with problems.

"We have to go and apply for a work permit. I believe that has been set for some time next week and I believe that's on the agenda.

"I don't envisage there will be any problems, I hope not anyway."