2017 EFL Cup final - wikipedia 2017 EFL Cup final 2017 EFL Cup Final Match programme cover Event 2016 -- 17 EFL Cup Manchester United Southampton Date 26 February 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 26 ) Venue Wembley Stadium, London Man of the Match Zlatan Ibrahimović ( Manchester United ) Referee Andre Marriner ( West Midlands ) Attendance 85,264 ← 2016 2018 → The 2017 EFL Cup Final was the final association football match of the 2016 -- 17 EFL Cup that took place on 26 February 2017 between Manchester United and Southampton at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The final was the first League Cup final contested under the `` EFL Cup '' name following the renaming of The Football League to the English Football League ( EFL ). As winners, Manchester United initially qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2017 -- 18 UEFA Europa League, but entered the group stage of the 2017 -- 18 UEFA Champions League instead by virtue of their 2016 -- 17 UEFA Europa League victory, passing the League Cup berth to the highest - placed Premier League team who had not already qualified for Europe, seventh - placed Everton. The match was Manchester United 's ninth final in the League Cup, having won in their last three appearances and four overall, and Southampton 's second, having lost their only other League Cup final in 1979. It was the second cup final played between the two sides, following the 1976 FA Cup Final, when Southampton -- then of the Second Division -- beat First Division Manchester United 1 -- 0. Contents 1 Route to the final 1.1 Manchester United 1.2 Southampton 2 Match 2.1 Summary 2.2 Details 3 See also 4 References Route to the final Manchester United Round Opposition Score Northampton Town ( A ) 3 -- 1 Manchester City ( H ) 1 -- 0 5 West Ham United ( H ) 4 -- 1 SF Hull City ( H ) 2 -- 0 Hull City ( A ) 1 -- 2 Key : ( H ) = Home venue ; ( A ) = Away venue. Manchester United, as a Premier League club involved in the 2016 -- 17 UEFA Europa League, started the competition in the third round where they were drawn away at EFL League One team Northampton Town. At Sixfields Stadium Manchester United won 3 -- 1 with goals from Michael Carrick, Ander Herrera and Marcus Rashford. In the fourth round they were drawn against Manchester rivals Manchester City at home. At Old Trafford, Manchester United won 1 -- 0 due to a goal from Juan Mata. In the quarter - final they drew fellow Premier League team West Ham United at Old Trafford, where they progressed 4 -- 1 due to two goals each from Zlatan Ibrahimović and Anthony Martial despite manager José Mourinho serving a touchline ban. In the two legged semi-final, they drew fellow Premier League Hull City. Manchester United won the first leg at Old Trafford 2 -- 0 due to goals from Mata and Marouane Fellaini and lost the second leg 2 -- 1 at the KCOM Stadium despite a Paul Pogba goal but progressed to the final 3 -- 2 on aggregate. Southampton Round Opposition Score Crystal Palace ( H ) 2 -- 0 Sunderland ( H ) 1 -- 0 5 Arsenal ( A ) 2 -- 0 SF Liverpool ( H ) 1 -- 0 Liverpool ( A ) 1 -- 0 Key : ( H ) = Home venue ; ( A ) = Away venue. Southampton, as a Premier League team involved in the 2016 -- 17 UEFA Europa League, started the competition in the third round. They were drawn against fellow Premier League team Crystal Palace at home. At St Mary 's Stadium, they won 2 -- 0 with goals from Charlie Austin and Jake Hesketh. In the next round they drew Premier League Sunderland at home. At St Mary 's Stadium, they won 1 -- 0 due to a goal from Sofiane Boufal. In the quarter final they were drawn away at Premier League Arsenal. At the Emirates Stadium, Southampton won 2 -- 0 with goals from Jordy Clasie and Ryan Bertrand. In the two - legged semi final, Southampton drew fellow Premier League Liverpool. Southampton won the first leg 1 -- 0 due to a goal from Nathan Redmond and won 1 -- 0 away at Anfield with a goal from Shane Long to progress to the final 2 -- 0 on aggregate. Southampton are the second team to reach a League Cup final without conceding any goals, after Tottenham Hotspur managed the feat in 1982. This would be their first major final since the 2003 FA Cup Final. Southampton fans celebrated reaching the final by painting white stripes on Royal Mail red pillar boxes, mirroring the 2012 Olympic gold post box campaign, though Royal Mail viewed this as vandalism and said that they would restore the pillar boxes to their original colour. Match Summary Zlatan Ibrahimović scored two goals and was named man of the match Manolo Gabbiadini had the ball in the net early in the game after a low cross from the right by Cédric, but the goal was controversially disallowed for offside. Zlatan Ibrahimović opened the scoring in the 19th minute, with a free kick to the left of Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster awarded following a foul by Oriol Romeu on Ander Herrera. Despite the Saints enjoying a spell of pressure on the United goal, Jesse Lingard doubled the lead in the 38th minute with a low right foot shot to the right corner of the net from just inside the penalty area. Gabbiadini brought Southampton back into the game on the stroke of half - time, converting James Ward - Prowse 's cross from the right from three yards out. After the break, Gabbiadini equalised for the Saints when he flicked the ball low into the net with his left foot, it was his fifth goal in his first three games, as the Saints continued to dominate possession and chances on goal. The Saints continued having chances to take the lead throughout the second half, as Dušan Tadić and Ward - Prowse saw efforts saved by United goalkeeper David de Gea, and Oriol Romeu hit the post with a header from a corner, but with three minutes remaining Ibrahimović scored his second with a close range header after a cross from Ander Herrera on the right. Details Manchester United v Southampton 26 February 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 26 ) 16 : 30 GMT Manchester United 3 -- 2 Southampton Ibrahimović 19 ', 87 ' Lingard 38 ' Report Gabbiadini 45 + 1 ', 48 ' Wembley Stadium, London Attendance : 85,264 Referee : Andre Marriner ( West Midlands ) Manchester United Southampton GK David de Gea RB 25 Antonio Valencia CB Eric Bailly CB 12 Chris Smalling ( c ) LB 5 Marcos Rojo CM 21 Ander Herrera 24 ' CM 6 Paul Pogba RW 14 Jesse Lingard 41 ' 77 ' AM 8 Juan Mata 46 ' LW 11 Anthony Martial 90 ' CF 9 Zlatan Ibrahimović Substitutes : GK 20 Sergio Romero DF 17 Daley Blind MF 16 Michael Carrick 46 ' MF 18 Ashley Young MF 27 Marouane Fellaini 90 ' FW 10 Wayne Rooney FW 19 Marcus Rashford 77 ' Manager : José Mourinho GK Fraser Forster RB Cédric CB Maya Yoshida CB 24 Jack Stephens 40 ' LB 21 Ryan Bertrand CM 14 Oriol Romeu 18 ' CM 8 Steven Davis ( c ) 90 ' RW 16 James Ward - Prowse AM 11 Dušan Tadić 77 ' LW 22 Nathan Redmond 56 ' CF 20 Manolo Gabbiadini 83 ' Substitutes : GK 40 Mouez Hassen DF 12 Martín Cáceres DF 38 Sam McQueen MF 19 Sofiane Boufal 77 ' MF 23 Pierre - Emile Højbjerg FW 7 Shane Long 83 ' FW 9 Jay Rodriguez 90 ' Manager : Claude Puel Man of the match Zlatan Ibrahimović ( Manchester United ) Match officials Assistant referees : Richard West ( East Yorkshire ) Stuart Burt ( Northamptonshire ) Fourth official : Kevin Friend ( Leicestershire ) Reserve assistant referee : Matthew Wilkes ( West Midlands ) Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if scores level after 90 minutes Penalty shoot - out if scores still level after extra time Seven named substitutes, of which three may be used See also 2017 FA Cup Final References ^ Jump up to : `` Appointments : Andre Marriner to referee EFL Cup Final ''. English Football League. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Key Dates ''. English Football League. Retrieved 16 December 2016. Jump up ^ Press Association ( 12 November 2015 ). `` Goodbye Football League, hello English Football League : rebranding announced ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2017. Jump up ^ Smith, Peter ( 25 May 2017 ). `` Which European competitions will Premier League clubs be playing in next season ? ''. Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 August 2017. Jump up ^ McNulty, Phil ( 21 September 2016 ). `` Northampton Town 1 -- 3 Manchester United ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2017. Jump up ^ Reddy, Luke ( 27 October 2016 ). `` Manchester United 1 -- 0 Manchester City ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2017. Jump up ^ Jurejko, Jonathan ( 30 November 2016 ). `` Manchester United 4 -- 1 West Ham United ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2017. Jump up ^ Rose, Gary ( 10 January 2017 ). `` Manchester United 2 -- 0 Hull City ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2017. Jump up ^ Reddy, Luke ( 26 January 2017 ). `` Hull City 2 -- 1 Manchester United ( Agg : 2 -- 3 ) ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Southampton 2 -- 0 Crystal Palace ''. BBC Sport. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Southampton 1 -- 0 Sunderland ''. BBC Sport. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Arsenal 0 -- 2 Southampton ''. BBC Sport. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017. Jump up ^ McNulty, Phil ( 11 January 2017 ). `` Southampton 1 -- 0 Liverpool ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` EFL Cup semi-final : Liverpool v Southampton -- Live ''. BBC Sport. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Liverpool v Southampton : EFL Cup semi-final second leg -- live ! ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2017. Jump up ^ Banks, Tony ( 12 January 2017 ). `` Southampton v Liverpool : Jurgen Klopp slams players for lack of reaction ''. Daily Express. Retrieved 25 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Celebrating Southampton fans paint pillar boxes with team colours ''. BBC News. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017. ^ Jump up to : McNulty, Phil ( 26 February 2017 ). `` Manchester United 3 Southampton 2 ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2017. Jump up ^ Hackett, Keith ( 27 February 2017 ). `` League Cup final offside error will haunt Stuart Burt -- and possibly Southampton -- for eternity ''. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ibrahimovic takes Manchester United to EFL Cup final win over Southampton ''. Guardian. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017. Jump up ^ Thompson, Gemma ( 26 January 2017 ). `` Reds are heading to Wembley ''. Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Saints to wear white kit at Wembley ''. Southampton F.C. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017. 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Question: who scored the winning goal in united's efl cup final victory over southampton last season
Answer: Ibrahimović