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Son's corner strike seals chaotic Carabao Cup quarter-final for Spurs against Manchester United

Dominic Solanke's brace helped Tottenham edge a rip-roaring Carabao Cup quarter-final tie with Manchester United by a 4-3 score and take a big step towards winning a first trophy since 2008.

Spurs were in cruise control when Solanke rifled home his second in the 54th minute to add to his first-half opener and Dejan Kulusevski’s effort 46 seconds into the second half.

Tottenham’s back-up goalkeeper Fraser Forster pressed the self-destruct button, though, as his two errors set up a nervy finale.

First Man United substitute Joshua Zirkzee tapped in after Forster's pass out from the back had been intercepted before Amad Diallo blocked his clearance to make it 3-2 with 20 minutes left.

Ange Postecoglou's men were teetering on the brink of collapse at this point, but captain Son Heung-min scored directly from a corner with two minutes left despite protestations from Altay Bayindir.

It ensured Jonny Evans’ stoppage-time header was a mere consolation as Spurs march on towards the semi-finals, with Ruben Amorim left to pick the bones out of the third defeat of his short tenure.

Tottenham will face Liverpool in the last four, and their London rivals will take on Newcastle.

Carabao Cup semi-final draw
Arsenal v Newcastle
Tottenham v Liverpool
First teams at home week starting 6 January, second legs from 3 February#CarabaoCup

Marcus Rashford was again absent from the United squad, 48 hours after he declared he was "ready for a new challenge", but Amorim made five changes from the 2-1 win at rivals City, with back-up goalkeeper Bayindir brought in ahead of Andre Onana.

A cagey start occurred with anxiety in the air given Tottenham's desperation for a trophy.

That was replaced with ecstasy after 15 minutes when Solanke broke the deadlock for

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