Tottenham claimed a stirring 2-1 win over Manchester City to book a place in the Carabao Cup quarterfinals.
Ange Postecoglou is chasing the club’s first trophy since 2008 and this competition probably represents their best chance of success. They began with suitable intent and Timo Werner dispatched a fine fifth-minute finish after Brennan Johnson and Dejan Kulusevski crafted a wonderful counter-attack.
It was 2-0 before the half-hour when Spurs worked a corner short corner for Pape Sarr to curl home a fantastic strike from outside the box.
An injury-hit City team, who lost Manuel Akanji in the warm-up, then got to work with their smooth passing and control, poking and prodding at Spurs before Nunes steered home Savinho’s cross in first-half stoppage time.
Pape Matar Sarr what a lovely finish 🔥 pic.twitter.com/3MhSfwg8Ss
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Tottenham reasserted themselves in an attacking sense after the break, with Werner and Kulusevski both passing up glorious …