▁overall , ▁after ▁Forest ▁( 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁and ▁Liverpool ▁( 1 9 8 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 4 ). ▁It ▁was ▁United ' s ▁fourth ▁League ▁Cup ▁title , ▁and ▁their ▁third ▁in ▁five ▁years . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁United ▁had ▁ever ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁a ▁major ▁cup . ▁They ▁were , ▁however , ▁knock ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁after ▁a ▁surprise ▁ 1 – 0 ▁home ▁loss ▁to ▁fier ce ▁riv als ▁Le eds ▁United . ▁ ▁Pre - season ▁friend lies ▁Manchester ▁United ▁announced ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁fi xt ures ▁of ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁pre - season ▁schedule ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁tour ing ▁Asia ▁for ▁the ▁sevent h ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁ 2 2 - man ▁squad ▁first ▁head ed ▁out ▁to ▁Malays ia ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁their ▁first ▁fi xture ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁against ▁a ▁Malays ia ▁XI ▁at ▁the ▁B uk it ▁J al il ▁National ▁Stadium ▁in ▁B uk it ▁J al il , ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur . ▁United ▁took ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half - hour ▁through ▁Ro oney ▁and ▁N ani , ▁but ▁Moh d ▁Am