Man Utd exit Carabao Cup in comical fashion as Spurs win crazy tie - 5 talking points
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Tottenham have booked their place in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup after they beat Manchester United 4-3 in a dramatic clash. Spurs took the lead after just 15 minutes when Dominic Solanke pounced to tuck home a rebound following some poor goalkeeping from Altay Bayindir. And Tottenham doubled their advantage early in the second-half, with Dejan Kulusevski firing past Bayindir after a lacklustre clearance.
Solanke then quickly made it 3-0 with an excellent goal, but Spurs ended up gifting United a lifeline through Fraser Forster. The veteran goalkeeper made two horrific errors that allowed substitutes Joshua Zirkzee and Amad Diallo to score, piling the pressure back on Spurs for the final 20 minutes.
However, the pressure relented when Heung-min Son scored directly from a corner to restore Spurs' two-goal cushion. Jonny Evans did make it 4-3 in added time when he headed home from a corner, but it was too late for United as they crashed out of the competition.
Here are five talking points from north London... Marcus Rashford's absence from the matchday squad cast yet more doubt over his Old Trafford future, with the forward admitting ahead of the game that he felt "ready for a new challenge" after being axed for the 2-1 win over Manchester City last weekend.
Amorim did insist he wants Rashford to stay and when asked about his continued absence ahead of the game, the Portuguese said: "It's selection. The players I feel are ready to cope with the demands of playing a strong game. I try to visualise that all week and then make my selection.
