Tottenham Hotspur face visiting Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup on Thursday evening.
Spurs ended their five game winless streak at the weekend hit Southampton on the south coast and now they are heading for silver hunting. Ange Postecoglou has declared that he “He always wins things” in his second season at a club and that record will be put to the test this term.
The EFL Cup is the last trophy Tottenham won in 2007/08, where they also faced opponents Manchester in the last 16 before conquering Arsenal and Chelsea to claim the title.
Man Utd have won 13 major trophies since Spurs’ last EFL Cup triumph, including this competition during the 2022/23 season. They beat Newcastle United in the final to lift their first piece of silverware under recently sacked manager Erik ten Hag.
Ruben Amorim’s first month on the job has been far from plain sailing, but his short reign came to a head at the weekend. The Red Devils pulled off a stunning comeback at the Etihad Stadium to beat local rivals Manchester City. with Amad Diallo inspiring Man Utd to a stunning final victory.
here it is 90 minutes guide for a delicious gathering of eighths in the Carabao Cup.
Tottenham vs Man Utd H2H Record (Last Five Matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Man Utd |
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Southampton – Tottenham 0-5 – 15/12/24 |
Man City 1-2 Man Utd – 15/12/24 |
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Rangers 1-1 Tottenham – 12/24/12 |
Viktoria Plzen 1-2 Man Utd – 12/12/24 |
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Tottenham 3-4 Chelsea – 08/12/24 |
Man Utd 2-3 Nottingham Forest – 07/12/24 |
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Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham – 05/12/24 |
Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd – 12/04/24 |
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Tottenham 1-1 Fulham – 01/12/24 |
Man Utd 4-0 Everton – 01/12/14 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
Main event Sky Sports, Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports+, Sky Ultra HD, Sky GO, Sky GO Extra, NOW TV |
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united states |
Paramount+ |
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canada |
DAZN Canada |
TottenhamThe defense has been ravaged by injuries this season and Destiny Udogie is the latest concern after being withdrawn in the first half of the weekend win at St Mary’s Stadium. However, Postecoglou has confirmed that the Italian has a chance to feature on Thursday night.
With Guglielmo Vicario, Micky van de Ven, Ben Davies and Cristian Romero all currently sidelined, Postecoglou could use some positive news on Udogie, with options running out in the backline.
Above the pitch, Rodrigo Bentancur remains missing due to suspensionwhile Richarlison, Mikey Moore and Wilson Odobert are unavailable as the Spurs squad gets further stretched.
Tottenham predicted line-up against Man Utd (4-2-3-1): Forster; Leek, Dragusin, Gray, Spence; Bissouma, Sarr; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Solanke.
Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho were notable omissions from the matchday squad against Man City and the former has been on since. admitted his desire for a “new challenge” as he approaches an exit in the January transfer window. With Man Utd also investigating dressing room ‘leaks’it will be interesting to see if either turn up in North London.
Both Mason Mount and Noussair Mazraoui were substituted against Man City due to fitness issues, with the England midfielder guaranteed to miss Thursday. Mazraoui will be assessed closer to kick-off.
Luke Shaw is also out with a hamstring injury, but veteran defender Jonny Evans could return on the wing after being absent since Amorim’s first game in charge.
Man Utd’s predicted line-up against Tottenham (3-4-2-1): Onana; Yoro, Maguire, Martinez; Dalot, Mainoo, Ugarte, Malacia; Amad, Fernandes; Hojlund.
Both sides have been predictably unpredictable in recent weeks and neither will be fully confident despite impressive wins at the weekend. Man UtdSure, they lost 3-0 at home to Spurs earlier this season, but admittedly that was under a different regime.
Spurs tend to save their best for the so-called ‘big teams’ and have shown their ability to be absolutely brilliant when they sing. Their attacking play can be unstoppable when the likes of Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison and Son Heung-min intertwine seamlessly, as evidenced by the 5-0 demolition of Southampton.
That attacking firepower may prove the difference between the two teams, with Tottenham’s burning desire for a trophy of any description perhaps pushing them past a Man Utd side still finding their feet under Amorim.
