The match is over and the final score is Tottenham 4-3 Man Utd. Tottenham avoided a late collapse against Manchester United in a seven-goal thriller to book their ticket to the League Cup semi-final.
Match report
Spurs showed their unbridled side in the first 45 minutes and kept the pressure on their visitors until the dam finally broke.
It took just 15 minutes for Dominic Solanke to beat the entire Manchester United defense with a rebounded shot to fire home the opener.
The second half started much like the first, but this time Dejan Kulusevski put the ball in the back of the net before most fans had even returned to their seats. But things got even better for the home fans when Solanke scored his second goal just eight minutes later, seemingly killing Manchester United.
But Rubén Amorim's men found life after the hour when Joshua Zirkzee and Amad Diallo both pounced on Fraser Forster in a lapse of concentration, reigniting the tie.
As United pushed to draw level and stun the home crowd, they were saved by poor goalkeeping at the other end when backup Red Devil shot-stopper Altay Bayındır somehow allowed Son Heung-min to score straight from a corner and kill the defender. tie – or so we thought.
Deep into stoppage time, Johnny Evans headed home from a corner to pull United back within one with just a few minutes to go, sending the home crowd into sweat again. But in the end it was only a consolation.
Setups
Tottenham XI: Fraser Forster, Son, Maddison, Solanke, Bissouma, Kulusevski, Djed Spence, Pedro Porro, Pape Matar Sarr, Radu Drăgușin, Archie Gray
Subs: Reguilon, Whiteman, Austin, Brennan Johnson, Alfie Dorrington, Lucas Bergvall, Will Lankshear, Callum Olusesi, Malachi Hardy
Man Utd XI: Eriksen, Lindelof, Bruno Fernandes, Mazraoui, Altay Bayındir, Dalot, Manuel Ugarte, Martinez, Antony, Rasmus Højlund, Leny Yoro
Subs: Evans, Casemiro, Maguire, Onana, Tyrell Malacia, Joshua Zirkzee, Alejandro Garnacho, Amad Diallo Traore, Kobbie Mainoo
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