League Cup: Man United routs Leicester days after firing Ten Hag; Tottenham eliminates Manchester Metropolis

Manchester United’s Casemiro, proper, scores his aspect’s fourth objective through the English League Cup match towards Leicester Metropolis on the Outdated Trafford stadium on October 30, 2024
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Manchester United responded to the firing of Erik ten Hag by scoring 4 objectives within the first 38 minutes on the way in which to a 5-2 thrashing of Leicester within the English League Cup, whereas Tottenham eradicated Manchester Metropolis within the final 16.

Additionally advancing to the competitors’s first all-Premier League quarterfinals lineup in 14 years have been defending champion Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle and Crystal Palace.

Two days after Ten Hag’s exit, United displayed the leading edge so usually missing underneath the Dutchman with Brazil midfielder Casemiro scoring two of the workforce’s first-half objectives — one a curling strike into the highest nook from 30 meters, on Wednesday.

Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes additionally netted in that early flurry of objectives, whereas Fernandes added a fifth within the 59th.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, United’s former star striker, took cost of United having been Ten Hag’s assistant, and loved what is likely to be his solely recreation on the helm. United seems near bringing in Sporting Lisbon coach Ruben Amorim because the alternative for Ten Hag.

Accidents for Man Metropolis

It was an evening to overlook for Premier League chief Man Metropolis, which not solely misplaced the match to Tottenham 2-1 but in addition misplaced Savinho and Manuel Akanji to accidents to additional deplete Pep Guardiola’s ravaged squad.

Objectives by Timo Werner and Pape Sarr within the opening 25 minutes put Tottenham two objectives clear earlier than Matheus Nunes diminished the deficit in first-half stoppage time for Metropolis.

Akanji was injured within the warmup and did not begin the sport, whereas Savinho harm his ankle and was in tears as he was carried off the sphere on a stretcher within the 63rd minute. Metropolis is already with out Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker, Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish due to accidents.

Tottenham, which additionally sustained accidents to Micky van de Ven and Werner, was drawn to play Man United within the quarterfinals.

Liverpool defeats Brighton

Liverpool continued its title defence with a 3-2 win over Brighton that was sparked by a double from Cody Gakpo.

The Netherlands worldwide scored within the forty sixth and 63rd minutes at Amex Stadium, whereas Luis Diaz added a 3rd within the eighty fifth after Brighton had pulled a objective again via Simon Adingra.

Liverpool held on after Tariq Lamptey scored Brighton’s second objective within the ninetieth and might want to make one other journey to the south coast within the final eight to play Southampton.

Liverpool has gained the League Cup a report 10 occasions, most lately final season with a victory over Chelsea within the closing.

Chelsea crashes out

Newcastle beat Chelsea 2-0 because of Alexander Isak’s close-range strike and an own-goal by Axel Disasi and subsequent faces Brentford, whereas Palace defeated Aston Villa 2-1 in one other all-Premier League match because of objectives by Eberechi Eze and Daichi Kamada. Jhon Duran netted for Villa.

Palace’s reward is a last-eight match towards Arsenal, which was a 3-0 winner at second-tier Preston after objectives by Gabriel Jesus, Ethan Nwaneri and Kai Havertz.

Quarterfinal draw

Tottenham vs. Manchester United

Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace

Newcastle vs. Brentford

Southampton vs. Liverpool