Manchester Metropolis’s unbeaten begin to the season got here to an finish as Tottenham secured a 2-1 victory to achieve the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.
Spurs flew out of the traps, and so they have been forward as early because the fifth minute when Timo Werner latched onto Dejan Kulusevski’s move earlier than emphatically ending previous Stefan Ortega for his first purpose since March 10.
There was a blow for the hosts as a distraught Micky van de Ven left the pitch with a suspected hamstring harm, however it by no means halted Spurs’ momentum.
Pep Guardiola stated after the final spherical that he didn’t need to “waste energy” on the Carabao Cup and his participant have been taking part in like they believed their supervisor’s phrases. A lacklustre Man Metropolis had no reply and Pape Sarr’s long-range strike beat Ortega to double the lead within the twenty fifth minute.
Metropolis ultimately began to develop into the competition and commenced dominating the ball as Spurs regarded to get in on the break with their two-goal benefit. Nevertheless, Savinho – usually the intense spark for Metropolis within the opening 45 minutes – delivered a cross to the far put up the place Matheus Nunes transformed to provide the guests an enormous lifeline simply earlier than the break.
Accidents plagued the second half with Savinho stretchered off, whereas Spurs needed to substitute Cristian Romero and Werner because the rhythm of the sport was disrupted.
Spurs have been a menace on the counter as Metropolis pushed for an equaliser, and the guests had goalkeeper Ortega to thank for 2 glorious stops to disclaim Brennan Johnson and Kulusevski.
Sarr celebrates scoring Spurs’ second purpose of the sport
Spurs’ huge probability to win the sport fell to substitute Richarlison, who was despatched by on purpose by a wayward Josko Gvardiol throw, however the striker wasted the golden probability by sending a weak effort straight at Ortega.
It was an opportunity he was virtually left to rue however for team-mate Yves Bissouma. The midfielder got here up up with an outstanding block proper on the purpose line to maintain out Jahmai Simpson-Pusey’s last-gasp effort as Spurs stored alive their hopes of a primary trophy since 2008.
WATCH: All of the objectives as Spurs ship Metropolis crashing out…
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Werner completed off a spectacular counter-attack as Tottenham struck first early on vs Manchester Metropolis
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Sarr’s beautiful end noticed Tottenham go 2-0 forward inside half an hour
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Matheus Nunes sweeps residence from a Savinho cross as Manchester Metropolis pull a purpose again
