Arsenal and Liverpool were among the other sides to book their place in the last eight.
Manchester United’s Portuguese midfielder #08 Bruno Fernandes celebrates with teammate #18 Casemiro after the English League Cup round of 16 football match against Leicester City at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on Wednesday. – Man Utd won the game 5-2.
A United legend as a player, Van Nistelrooy was thrust into the role of caretaker boss after the Red Devils sacked Erik ten Hag on Monday following a dreadful start to the season.Sporting Lisbon coach Ruben Amorim is the man the English giants have targeted to take over but are still in negotiations with the Portuguese champions to agree compensation for the 39-year-old.
The Dutchman said before the game that United “can be unstoppable” when “players, staff and supporters pull together” and they cut loose by scoring four times in a thrilling first 45 minutes. Fernandes rounded off the scoring when he pounced on a short back-pass to round Danny Ward and fire home. Pape Sarr’s long-range strike doubled Spurs’ lead before Matheus Nunes got an injury-hit City back into the tie in first-half stoppage time.
The Dutch international was ruthless with two powerful finishes cutting inside onto his right foot from the left wing.
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