Timo Werner wants more confidence after ending his goal drought for Tottenham

Timo Werner aims to be more confident in front of goal after he scored for the first time in 18 matches to help Tottenham knock Manchester City out of the Carabao Cup.

Werner had endured a torrid run of form in recent weeks, with squandered chances against Manchester United, Ferencvaros and AZ Alkmaar, but ended his goal drought in style on Wednesday.

The on-loan RB Leipzig forward rifled home in the fifth minute from Dejan Kulusevski’s cross following a superb team move to set Spurs on their way to a crucial 2-1 win, which has earned a quarter-final home tie with Manchester United.

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“It was a tough game. To score a goal after tough weeks for me was also very nice, especially to have it at home,” Werner said.

“How the crowd reacted, I think it was more not that they were like, ‘finally he did it,’ it was more like relief from them to me.

“They say, ‘we saw he will do it one day’. And finally I can do it. Yeah, the hard work at the end brought the success and I have to continue with that.

“When I saw the goal back, it was way more confident the shot and wanting to score this goal than all the other chances. I have to continue with that.”

"That is an emphatic finish from Timo Werner!"