Tottenham beat Manchester United 4-3 to reach Carabao Cup semi-finals


Tottenham Hotspur advanced to the Carabao Cup semi-finals with a 4-3 win over Manchester United in a thrilling encounter.

Dominic Solanke opened the scoring in the 15th minute, capitalizing on a fumble by United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir after Pedro Porro’s powerful strike.

Spurs doubled their lead just seconds into the second half when Dejan Kulusevski calmly finished a flowing move.

Solanke added his second goal of the night with a fine strike in the 54th minute, putting Spurs 3-0 up.

Tottenham beat Manchester United 4-3 to reach Carabao Cup semi-finalsTottenham beat Manchester United 4-3 to reach Carabao Cup semi-finals
Tottenham advance to Carabao Cup semi-finals after beating Man United 4-3 – Getty image

However, Manchester United sparked a potential comeback, with Joshua Zirkzee pulling one back before Amad Diallo punished Fraser Forster’s error to make it 3-2.

Tottenham restored their cushion late on when Son Heung-min’s corner appeared to curl directly into the net, a decision that left United players fuming.

Jonny Evans scored a header from a corner in stoppage time to end the match 4-3.