Source: Daily_Mail
Modric v Ronaldo - Will the Spurs star or United golden boy deliver the Cup?
The Carling Cup final puts head to head two players who were born to grace Wembley: the sumptuously gifted Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric.Manchester Unitedversus Tottenham deserves to be won by a playmaker - but who is the top dog?Sportsmail called in the boffins to compare United's multi-award-winning player of the year Ronaldo and Tottenham's £16.6million record signing from Dinamo Zagreb. Check out the Championship Manager website, by logging on to: www.championshipmanager.co.ukHere's what our friends at Championship Manager - the ultimate football management game - revealed. CRISTIANO RONALDOBorn: Funchal, Portugal on February 5, 1985 (24 years old);Previous club: Sporting Lisbon;Moved to Man Utd for £12,200,000 in July 2003;International record: 62 caps, 22 goals for Portugal;Style: Tendency to head for goal, run with ball and shoot from long range.Record League appearances Goals 2002-03Sporting Lisbon2532003-04Manchester United2942004-05Manchester United3352005-06Manchester United3392006-07Manchester United34172007-08Manchester United3431This seasonManchester United2312CapsGoalsPortugal6222TOTAL273103Games per goal =2.650 LUKA MODRICBorn: Zadar, Croatia on September 9, 1985 (23 years old);Previous club: Dinamo Zagreb;Moved to Spurs for £16,500,000 in July 2008;International record: 34 caps and 6 goals for Croatia;Style: Tendency to stay on feet, bomb around, shoot when one-on-one with goalkeeper, look to release others and pass forward.Record League appearances Goals 2003-04Zrinski Mostar2282004-05Inter Zapresic1842004-05Dinamo Zagreb602005-06Dinamo Zagreb3282006-07Dinamo Zagreb3062007-08Dinamo Zagreb2513This seasonTottenham Hotspur252CapsGoalsCroatia346TOTAL19247Games per goal =4.086 Championship Manager attributes Close control: But how else do Modric (left) and Ronaldo compare? LUKA MODRIC CRISTIANO RONALDO 80Passing8690Creativity9582Vision8183Long shots8090First touch9271Movement8886Dribbling9875Pace9473Crossing8272Acceleration9380Balance98 Check out the Championship Manager website, by logging on to: www.championshipmanager.co.uk Pavlyuchenko bombshell - I dream of playing for United and Berbatov is an 'arrogant snob', says Spurs striker RomanSpurs 4 United 2: Rivals aiming to be in seventh heaven at Sunday showdownCARLING CUP FINAL SPECIAL: They've met before a trip down sport's memory lane with Manchester United and SpursMANCHESTER UNITED FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NETTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET