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: Head to heads
Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
Arsenal and Crystal Palace have not met this season but they will do so twice in a week in December, with the Carabao Cup quarter-final at the Emirates followed by a Premier League clash at Selhurst Park four days later.
The Gunners have won their last four against Palace, by a combined score of 12-2. There have been emphatic 5-0 and 4-1 wins at home under Mikel Arteta over the last couple of seasons.
Palace’s last win over Arsenal was a 3-0 victory at Selhurst in April 2022, as the wheels fell of Arsenal’s top-four bid that campaign.
The last time they met in a cup was in the 1998, with Arsenal progressing through from the fifth round after a replay.
Carabao Cup quarter-final: Head to heads
Tottenham vs Manchester United
Spurs were 3-0 winners at Old Trafford earlier this season, in one of their best performances under Ange Postecoglou. Bruno Fernandes was sent off for a red card that was later overturned, but Tottenham were dominant against Erik ten Hag’s team.
It could be all change at Old Trafford by the time the Carabao Cup quarter-finals come around, however. Ruben Amorim is expected to be appointed by this week.
Manchester United have not beaten Tottenham in their last four meetings - conceding at least two goals in every game - and you have to go back to October 2022 for their last win over Spurs.
Their last meeting in a cup competition was in the 2017-18 FA Cup semi-finals. Jose Mourinho’s side beat Mauricio Pochettino’s team 2-1 at Wembley thanks to Ander Herrera’s winner.
Ange Postecoglou pleased for Timo Werner after ‘tough time’ in front of goal
Timo Werner scored his first of the season and ended his goal drought with a well-taken opener against Manchester City.
Although the German missed further chances in the second half, Ange Postecoglou hopes Werner is able to “kick on” after admitting he went through a “tough time”.
“It was a great move for the first one and great for Timo to finish as he has been going through a tough time,” Postecoglou said after the 2-1 win over City.
“With the attacking players it kinds of weighs on them when they don’t score orfinish stuff off.
“For him to score tonight and in an important moment of the game was great and hopefully that sorts of helps him kick on.”
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
- Manuel Akanji - muscle injury, return date TBC
- Josko Gvardiol - knock, needs to be assessed
Arne Slot praises Liverpool stand-in after Carabao Cup progress
Arne Slot was full of praise for Liverpool goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros, who made key saves in the 3-2 win away to Brighton as the holders returned to the quarter-finals.
Jaros was handed a rare start with Alisson Becker injured until after the November break and Caoimhin Kelleher rested ahead of a further run in goal.
“Everybody could see how important his saves were,” Slot said. “I think the first big chance of the game was for them where he saved the 1-vs-1 and in the second half of course we all remember one or two saves as well.
“But he also added to that how comfortable he was with the ball at his feet: making the right choices on when to go short and when to clip the ball towards the striker.”
Mikel Arteta pleased for Gabriel Jesus after ending goal drought
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised Gabriel Jesus for scoring his first goal since January in the 3-0 win over Preston and backed the forward to “move on” from his goal drought.
The Brazilian has fallen out of favour with Kai Havertz impressing as Arsenal’s lead striker and Bukayo Saka indispensable on the right.
“His first since January I think so it’s been a long time,” Arteta said after Arsenal advanced to the quarter-finals. “That’s going to, I think, unlock that thing mentally, and move on, I think he had a good performance tonight.
“I’m vVery happy. I think it’s going to unlock that for him, he looks really happy. He’s performing, that attitude is there always, but he need that feeling that he can put the ball in the back of the net.”
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.”
Postecoglou reacts to Spurs win over City
“It’s a cup tie played against a formidable opponent, I thought we did well for the most part,” Postecoglou told Sky Sports.
“We didn’t allow too many clearcut chances, we could have put the game away but City are always going to push you,” he added.
Spurs sink City to progress in League Cup
Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester City 2-1 with goals from Timo Werner and Pape Matar Sarr.
Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou remains in with a chance of fulfilling his promise to win a trophy in his second season as coach of the North London club after a superb attacking display.
City made seven changes form the side that beat Southampton 1-0 at the weekend and they were opened up early as Spurs quickly played through their press. Dejan Kulusevski picked out Werner in the box, and the German striker lashed the ball into the net for his first goal of the season.
Sarr got the second in the 25th minute after the ball found its way to him outside the penalty area following a well-worked corner, and the Senegalese midfielder curled it brilliantly inside the right-hand post.
City pulled one back in first-half stoppage time as Matheus Nunes connected with a cross from Savinho to score with their first effort on target.
Having already lost key players this season, City coach Pep Guardiola said he wanted his side to perform well with no injuries, but Savinho picked up a knock that saw him carried off in the 62nd minute.
That robbed City of momentum, but Nico O’Reilly still almost grabbed a late equaliser, only for substitute Yves Bissouma to clear the ball off the line as Spurs hung on for victory.
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