Carabao Cup quarter-final draw in full: Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and more learn next opponents
There will be four all-Premier League ties when the quarter-finals are played in December
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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham will play Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup. Spurs beat Premier League champions Manchester City 2-1 to reach the last eight and their reward was another home against opponents from Manchester.
United’s first game following the sacking of Erik ten Hag on Monday saw a 5-2 win over Leicester, with Ruud van Nistelrooy in interim charge. Spurs, who have not won a trophy since lifting the League Cup in 2008, beat United 3-0 in the Premier League at Old Trafford at the end of September.
Holders Liverpool will return to the south coast after beating Brighton 3-2 on Wednesday. The 10-time winners will visit Southampton, while Newcastle’s reward for overcoming Chelsea was a home tie against Brentford.
Arsenal will entertain Crystal Palace - surprise fourth-round winners at Aston Villa - in an all-London tie. The quarter-final matches will be played in the week beginning Monday, December 15.
Find out the reaction to the full Carabao Cup quarter-final round draw below:
Tottenham answer biggest question of their season to fuel Carabao Cup dream
The match which showed why Liverpool’s left flank may be about to change
Ruud van Nistelrooy’s debut outing proves Manchester United were right to dismiss Erik ten Hag
Newcastle pounce on Chelsea errors to progress to Carabao Cup quarter-finals
How to fix Manchester United: Miguel Delaney answers questions on new manager and transfer window
Carabao Cup quarter-final draw in full
Tottenham vs Manchester United
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
Newcastle vs Brentford
Southampton vs Liverpool
The four quarter-finals will be played in the week commencing 16 December.
Unai Emery defends team selection after Villa knocked out
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery had no regrets about his team selection after watching his much-changed side crash out of the Carabao Cup to Crystal Palace.
Emery made wholesale changes to his line-up, with Ollie Watkins, Emiliano Martinez, Youri Tielemans, Morgan Rogers, Amadou Onana and Ross Barkley not even in the matchday squad.
And it came back to bite as Palace booked their spot in the last eight with a 2-1 win thanks to Eberechi Eze and Daichi Kamada goals either side of Jhon Duran’s leveller.
Emery insisted he would pick the same side if he played the match 100 times again.
“We started with 11 players in the first-team squad,” he said. “We started with Tyrone Mings and Diego Carlos, they can play in the starting XI playing against Bayern Munich.
“We started with (Ian) Maatsen and Kosta (Nedeljkovic). We started with (Boubacar) Kamara, with John McGinn, Leon Bailey, Jaden Philogene, Jhon Duran, (Emiliano) Buendia, I don’t know if I can have some regret.
“We are with our way, building the team, building the structure. Today we competed, but we lost. Of course I am disappointed and frustrated, but we competed with the players to get the performance.
“If I am repeating this match 100 times I am playing with the same players.”
Ruud van Nistelrooy keen to work under Ruben Amorim
Interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy is keen to form part of Ruben Amorim’s new coaching set-up as Manchester United continue talks to hire the Sporting Lisbon boss.
The Red Devils called time on Erik ten Hag’s 29-month reign after the Old Trafford hierarchy unanimously decided enough was enough following Sunday’s late loss at West Ham.
Van Nistelrooy was put in temporary charge as United look for a new head coach, with the club informing Sporting they would pay the 10million euros (£8.3m) termination clause in Amorim’s contract.
Negotiations continue as the Red Devils seek to bring in the Portuguese as quickly as possible, but Wednesday’s 5-2 Carabao Cup win against Leicester suggested they are in safe hands if the situation drags on.
Asked if he is happy to remain in interim charge as negotiations for Amorim continue, Van Nistelrooy told Sky Sports: “Of course - I came here as an assistant to help the club.
“Now in this role I’m helping as long as I’m needed. And in the future in any capacity, I’m here to help the club further, to build towards the future and that’s what I’m here for.”
Eze injury a worry for Crystal Palace despite win over Aston Villa
Crystal Palace’s victory over Aston Villa was another step in the right direction after they followed up their Premier League win over Tottenham at the weekend.
It came at a cost, though, as Eberechi Eze limped off with a hamstring injury and was soon followed by Adam Wharton in a concern ahead of a crunch game at Wolves on Saturday.
“It is a problem with the hamstring, we don’t know how serious it is,” manager Oliver Glasner said. “But the muscle (injury) is not always the best information you can get. Ebs is too early to tell.
“He wanted to come off, he signalled to come off. He said it was not possible to carry on. I hope it is not too serious, but I don’t know. It’s not the best information I got today that Ebs had to leave the pitch.
“Adam is a more positive one because it is nothing new. We spoke about it many times, he has had groin problems for many months. We thought he needed a break today but he gave the thumbs up and said he was fine.”
Maresca defends team selection as Chelsea knocked out of Carabao Cup
Enzo Maresca defended his team selection after Chelsea were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Newcastle, four days after they had beaten the same opposition in the Premier League.
Maresca named an entirely different starting XI from the weekend’s league clash, a decision he defended post-match: “I think it works if we analyse the performance, if we analyse the result it didn’t work, but for 22-23 minutes, until their goal, we were in control.
“Then after the goal we lost control for 10 minutes, where we also conceded the second one. Again, the last 10 minutes of first half we had two clear chances that unfortunately we didn’t score. Second half we were in control of the game.
“The most important thing is the result. But the performance, I think we lost the game because of 10 minutes after the first goal we conceded, then for the rest we were quite good.”
Ange Postecoglou ‘sees growth’ in Tottenham after beating Man City
Ange Postecoglou said he was not thinking about “forward steps” after beating Manchester City to advance to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals but said he is seeing the growth in his Tottenham team.
“We’re just going to keep working on what we’ve been doing and keep believing in the process of what we’re trying to build,” Postecoglou said after the 2-1 win.
“The key thing for us was obviously the victory. In a cup competition, ultimately, that’s the main thing. You’ve got to win to keep going. And the fact that it was against a formidable opponent is great for the whole group.
“I continue to see growth in this group of players and this team. I want them to have these moments because I know how important it is to accelerate the growth.”
Man City’s injury list as Tottenham defeat adds further headache
- Rodri - ACL, out of for the season
- Kevin De Bruyne - thigh, return date TBC
- Kyle Walker - knee, return date TBC
- Jack Grealish - unknown issue, after November break
- Jeremy Doku - unknown issue, after November break
- Oscar Bobb - fractured leg, December at earliest
- Savinho - ankle, return date TBC
Pep Guardiola admits Man City are ‘in real difficulty’ as injuries mount up
Pep Guardiola claimed Manchester City were in trouble after they suffered further injuries in a 2-1 loss at Tottenham in the Carabao Cup to leave them with only 13 first-team players available.
Already without Kyle Walker, Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Jeremy Doku, Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish for the fourth-round tie, Manuel Akanji was withdrawn ahead of kick-off before Savinho left on a stretcher in the second half.
Guardiola was measured after first-half goals by Timo Werner – his first in 18 matches – and Pape Sarr inflicted a first defeat of the campaign on City, but he acknowledged problems are mounting before Saturday’s trip to Bournemouth, which is followed by a Champions League fixture at Sporting Lisbon.
Pep Guardiola admits Man City are ‘in real difficulty’ as injuries mount up
Manuel Akanji and Savinho added to City’s lengthy injury list in the 2-1 defeat to Tottenham in the Carabao Cup
Premier League fixtures either side of Carabao Cup week
Arsenal
14 Dec: Everton (H)
18 Dec: Crystal Palace (H)
21 Dec: Crystal Palace (A)
Brentford
15 Dec: Chelsea (A)
18 Dec: Newcastle (A)
21 Dec: Nott’m Forest (H)
Crystal Palace
15 Dec: Brighton (A)
18 Dec: Arsenal (A)
21 Dec: Arsenal (H)
Liverpool
14 Dec: Fulham (H)
18 Dec: Southampton (A)
22 Dec: Tottenham (A)
Newcastle
14 Dec: Leicester (H)
18 Dec: Brentford (H)
21 Dec: Ipswich Town (A)
Manchester United
15 Dec: Man City (A)
18 Dec: Tottenham (A)
21 Dec: Bournemouth (H)
Tottenham
15 Dec: Southampton (A)
18 Dec: Manchester United (H)
22 Dec: Liverpool (H)
Southampton
15 Dec: Tottenham (H)
18 Dec: Liverpool (H)
22 Dec: Fulham (A)
Carabao Cup team of the week revealed
The EFL’s team of the week from the fourth round of the Carabao Cup has been revealed, according to data from WhoScored.com.
Goalkeeper: Nick Pope (Newcastle)
Right Back: Daniel Munoz (Crystal Palace)
Centre-back: Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton)
Centre-back: Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal)
Left-back: James Bree (Southampton)
Central midfield: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
Central midfield: Casemiro (Manchester United)
Central midfield: Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal)
Right wing: Raheem Sterling (Arsenal)
Striker: Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal)
Left wing: Cody Gakpo (Liverpool)
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