Heung-min Son scored from a direct corner to seal a thrilling League Cup tie between Tottenham and Manchester United.
Spurs took the lead in the 15th minute after Pedro Porro’s thunderous strike was parried by the United goalkeeper, only for Dominic Solanke to score on the rebound.
The second half saw Spurs almost double their lead, with Dejan Kulusevski scoring in the 46th minute.
And eight minutes later, Dominique Solanke tripled the home side’s advantage with a superb goal, putting them in a comfortable position.
However, the game is not quite over yet. Fraser Forster made two horrendous errors in the space of 7 minutes to give Manchester United a way back into the tie. His first error saw Bruno Fernandes intercept his pass and put it off for Jirji to tap in for a simple tap-in.
And minutes later, Diallo capitalized on his poor clearance to slot the ball into the back of the net to make it 3-2.
However, he is the captain of Tottenham Manchester United target Heung-min Son Stepped up in the 88th minute to calm some nerves for the home side. South Korea surprised everyone by scoring directly from the corner. The goal stood despite protests from the Manchester United goalkeeper.
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4-2 Tottenham.
A corner boy scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It goes straight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/N3A1k0K4El
— Winning-Gol (@WinningG0al) December 19, 2024
Tottenham reached their first semi-final under Ange Postecoglou
Manchester United did not give up and pulled one back in the 94th minute through Jonny Evans’ superb header from a corner, but Ruben Amorim ran out of time for another potential comeback.
Tottenham could advance to a first semi-final of the Ange Posecoglou era against either Arsenal, Liverpool or Newcastle United.
Despite not being at their best in the Premier League, they have shown promise in the domestic competition and are now one win away from reaching Wembley.
