Heung-min Son scored straight from the corner to win what was an absolutely thrilling League Cup tie between Tottenham and Manchester United.
Spurs took the lead in the 15th minute after United’s Pedro Porro goal was saved, only for Dominic Solanke to tap home the rebound.
In the second half, Spurs doubled their lead almost immediately, with Dejan Kulusevkski scoring in the 46th minute.
And eight minutes later, Dominic Solanke scored a brilliant goal to treble the home side’s lead, putting them in a comfortable position.
However, the game was not over yet. Fraser Forster made two horrific mistakes in the space of 7 minutes to gift Manchester United a way back into the tie. His first mistake saw Bruno Fernandes intercept his pass and lay it off to Zirzee for a simple touch.
And minutes later, Diallo took advantage of his poor spending to put the ball in the back of the net to make it 3-2.
However, the Tottenham captain and Manchester United target Heung-min Son he came on in the 88th minute to calm the nerves of the home team. The South Korean took the corner and scored straight from it to everyone’s surprise. Despite protests from the Manchester United goalkeeper, the goal stood.
look at the target below:
Tottenham 4-2.
THE THREAD POINTS WITH A CORNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO STRAIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/N3A1k0K4El
— Winning Goal (@WinningG0al) December 19, 2024
Tottenham reach their first semi-final under Ange Postecoglou
Manchester United did not give up and pulled one back in the 94th minute with Jonny Evans’ brilliant header from a corner, but Ruben Amorim’s side ran out of time for a possible comeback .
Tottenham progress to their first semi-final of the Ange Posecoglou era and will face one of Arsenal, Liverpool or Newcastle United.
Despite not being the best in the Premier League, they have shown promise in the domestic competition and are now one win away from reaching Wembley.
