Carabao Cup: Tottenham Defeat Man City To Set Up Manchester United Clash

Tottenham recorded a shock 2-1 win over Manchester City in the second round of the Carabao Cup to set up a quarter-final meeting with Manchester United.

Timo Werner opened the scoring in the fifth minute with an emphatic finish to stun Guardiola’s men.

Pape Sarr doubled the lead 20 minutes later with a stunning low finish from 25 yards.

Man City’s Matheus Nunes reduced the deficit in the fourth minute of first-half added time.

Stefan Ortega kept Man City in the game with impressive saves from Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevki and Richarlison before Werner missed a glorious chance to bury the game.

Tottenham’s Yves Bissouma made a superb block to deny Nico O’Reilly’s effort from making it 2-2.

The hosts survived the onslaught from Manchester City to earn a place in the quarter-finals of the competition, where they will face Manchester United.

The night went from bad to worse for Guardiola’s men as Savinho was stretchered off in the second half

Manchester United, under the tutelage of interim manager, Ruud Van Nistelrooy earned an emphatic 5-2 win over Leicester City at Old Trafford.

Casemiro, and Bruno Fernandes both scored a brace before Alejandro Garnacho added the other goal to earn a comfortable win for the Red Devils.

Newcastle United defeated Chelsea 2-0 at St James’ Park thanks to goals from Alexander Isak followed by an unfortunate own goal from Axel Disasi in the first half.

The visitors paid dearly for their poor defensive showing in the first half, and their improved performance in the second half produced no goal to ensure they exit the competition in the round of 16.

Ethan Nwaneri impressed in Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Preston with a superb curler from outside the box for his third goal in two starts in the competition.

Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz added the goals to round up the victory.

The Gunners will face Crystal Palace in the last eight of the competition after the Eagles defeated Aston Villa 2-1.

Liverpool got the better of Brighton 3-2 to maintain their impressive start to the season, and they have been rewarded with a clash against Southampton in the quarter-finals.

Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola was full of praise for his players despite crashing out of the competition.

He said, “This is the news, not that we lose, but how long it has been since we lose.

“Of course with the FA Cup final we were a little hungover, but it is good news.

“I don’t like to lose, you know, but this competition is a little bit different. I like to see the team, how we behave, the courage and the solidarity, and how good we play. I like it.

“It is really good, this competition, to use these players to play. I am really pleased. Today was 90 minutes against a really composed team that is so difficult to handle.

“Today Nico played like the Nico we met in preseason, Jacob was really good, Jahmai played exceptional in the minutes that he played.”

Tottenham coach, Ange Postecoglou was delighted with his team’s performance after the loss to Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

He said: “It’s a cup tie played against a formidable opponent, I thought we did well for the most part.

“We didn’t allow too many clear-cut chances. We could have put the game away, but City are always going to push you.

“It’s an ever-evolving process, this team is growing all the time, but when you have growth you are going to stumble.

“As disappointed as we were on Sunday I had great belief we could come out today and put up a great show.

“Both our goals were quality goals, they have to be as City don’t give easy chances.”

The quarter-final matches will take place in the week of 16 December.

Carabao Cup Quarter-finals Fixtures:

Tottenham v Manchester United

Arsenal v Crystal Palace

Newcastle v Brentford

Southampton v Liverpool