Tottenham welcome Manchester United on Thursday within the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup, and it is dwell on talkSPORT.
Spurs are determined for silverware, having not received a trophy since their success on this competitors in 2008.
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Ange Postecoglou promised Tottenham followers that he would win a trophy this yr and this event represents an important likelihood.
In the meantime, it is a comparable story for Ruben Amorim at Man United.
Since changing Erik ten Hag, the Portuguese head coach has had a blended begin to life at Previous Trafford.
A 2-1 win over Manchester Metropolis on the weekend was the spotlight of his time up to now, but when he can win right here, he shall be simply two video games away from matching his predecessor in successful the EFL trophy in his first season.
Each side need to declare the ultimate place within the semis after Arsenal, Newcastle and Liverpool progressed on Wednesday.
Tottenham vs Man United: talkSPORT protection
This Carabao Cup quarter-final tie is ready to happen on Thursday, December 19.
talkSPORT could have dwell protection from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with kick-off scheduled for 8pm.
Adrian Durham will function your presenter, whereas commentary comes from Sam Matterface and former England Girls’s striker Lianne Sanderson.
talkSPORT.com may even have all of the response from the match.
To tune in to talkSPORT by way of the web site, click on HERE for the dwell stream. You may also pay attention by way of the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, by way of your good speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
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- Tottenham Hotspur are unbeaten of their final 4 video games in opposition to Man Utd (W2 D2), all within the Premier League, and have crushed them 3-0 already this season. They haven’t received consecutive video games in opposition to them since April 1990 (three in a row).
- In six earlier League Cup ties between Spurs and Man Utd, each groups have eradicated each other thrice every, though United have prevailed within the final two – they received the 2009 last on penalties and received 2-0 within the 2009-10 quarter-final.
Tottenham vs Man United: Crew information and predicted XIs
Tottenham
Tottenham have an enormous swathe of damage points to take care of in varied positions, so they’re scrambling to assemble a squad.
Fraser Forster is more likely to be in aim with Guglielmo Vicario nonetheless injured.
Djed Spence impressed at right-back on the weekend, however Pedro Porro is more likely to come again in.
At left-back, Future Udogie got here off through the 5-0 win over Southampton with a good quad, however he is anticipated to be fantastic.
Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero each have hamstring points, so Radu Dragusin and Archie Grey are more likely to begin within the coronary heart of the defence.
Rodrigo Bentancur is at present banned from all home motion, so Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr must be in midfield.
Heung-min Son suffered a knock, however Spurs will hope he is fantastic to play.
James Maddison bagged a brace on the south coast, and you’ll anticipate him to play as probably the most superior midfielder, with Dejan Kulusevski on the precise and Dominic Solanke main the road.
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Man United
Andre Onana is the undisputed Man United primary, however there may very well be rotation elsewhere.
Leny Yoro ought to get an opportunity within the aspect, with Harry Maguire dropping to the bench.
Noussair Mazraoui was withdrawn with a knock and will miss out, which might see a change in formation, with Amad Diallo enjoying at right-wing-back.
Diogo Dalot is greater than more likely to be on the left of the defence.
Kobbie Mainoo ought to be part of Manuel Ugarte within the coronary heart of midfield.
Bruno Fernandes is more likely to transfer right into a extra superior position, with Alejandro Garnacho subsequent to him.
Marcus Rashford can be a contender for that spot, however he has not travelled with the United squad to London.
Garnacho has travelled, which means he shall be again within the fold after each had been dropped from the squad on the weekend.
Rasmus Hojlund ought to maintain his place within the XI main the road.
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- Tottenham Hotspur have progressed from their final 4 League Cup quarter-final ties (2014-15, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22) since dropping 2-1 to West Ham again in 2013-14.
- Manchester United are the main scorers on this season’s League Cup with 12 targets, scoring 5+ targets in each wins (7-0 vs Barnsley, 5-2 vs Leicester). In League Cup historical past, the one group to attain 5 or extra targets in three video games in a row had been Chelsea in 2012 (6-0 vs Wolves, 5-4 vs Man Utd, 5-1 vs Leeds).
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Tottenham vs Man United: What has been stated?
After getting back from 1-0 down in opposition to Metropolis, Amorim expressed perception that he felt his aspect deserved to win.
He stated: “We did an important job. We believed so much. It was totally different to [the defeat at] Arsenal. There I did not really feel the assumption. I did at this time.
“Amad is in second. Erik [ten Hag] introduced him to the primary group. Ruud [van Nistelrooy] did an important job.
“Now do not make the identical errors we made previously.”
- Man Utd’s two League Cup wins this season have come below a unique supervisor – 7-0 vs Barnsley within the third spherical below Erik ten Hag and 5-2 vs Leicester within the fourth spherical below Ruud van Nistelrooy. Now managed by Ruben Amorim, solely three Premier League groups have progressed from three rounds in a row in a season below a unique supervisor – Sunderland in 2013-14 (Di Canio, Ball, Poyet), Southampton in 2022-23 (Hasenhüttl, Sellés and Jones) and Wolves in 2022-23 (Lage, Davis, Lopetegui).
- No participant has extra assists within the League Cup this season than both Spurs’ Dejan Kulusevski (3) or Man Utd’s Alejandro Garnacho (3). Garnacho additionally has three targets, changing into the primary participant with each 3+ targets and three+ assists in a League Cup marketing campaign since Kevin De Bruyne in 2015-16 (5 targets, 3 assists). The final Purple Devils participant with each was Louis Saha in 2005-06 (6 targets, 3 assists).