MANCHESTER UNITED have been handed a horror Carabao Cup quarter-final tie at Tottenham.

The Red Devils will travel to North London after cruising past Leicester in the last 16.

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Spurs beat United’s rivals Man City 2-1 at home this evening.

And they will be hoping to inflict more misery on Manchester when United pay a visit.

Elsewhere, Arsenal will host Crystal Palace after easing past Preston.

Palace defeated Aston Villa in the Midlands but face another tough trip away from home.

In the third tie, Newcastle have been rewarded for beating Chelsea with a home clash against Brentford.

The Bees sealed their place in the last eight with a penalty win over Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday.

Finally, Southampton will take on Liverpool after beating Stoke 3-2 yesterday.

But Arne Slot’s Reds continue to look strong and slipped past Brighton 3-2 this evening.

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The draw was made on Wednesday night following a six-game epic on Sky Sports, with Jamie Redknapp and Izzy Christiansen drawing the balls alongside host Mark Chapman.

But there will be a lengthy wait until the quarters are played.

The full draw for the Carabao Cup quarters

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Ties to be played week commencing Monday December 16:

• Tottenham vs Manchester United
• Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
• Newcastle vs Brentford
• Southampton vs Liverpool

The matches will not take place until the week commencing Monday December 16.

The winners of the quarters will then progress to the semis, with the first of two legs to be played on the week commencing Monday January 6.

And as for the holy grail, the final will take place at Wembley on March 16 — nearly a month later than last season’s match between Liverpool and Chelsea.

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Pep Guardiola says Manchester City have “13 players” and are in “trouble” after his side suffered more injuries in the League Cup defeat at Tottenham on Wednesday.

The visitors, already without six first-team players for the game, lost defender Manuel Akanji with a calf issue in the warm up.

Forward Savinho was then taken off on a stretcher in the 63rd minute of the game after appearing to hurt his ankle.

Guardiola also said defender Ruben Dias, who went off at half-time, is “struggling” sometimes.

“We have 13 players, we are in real difficulties,” Guardiola said.

“The guys that play, they finish most of them with problems and we’ll see how they recover.

“I think we are in trouble, because in nine years we’ve never been in the situation with so many injuries.

“The players make a step forward, more together than ever, and we will try to do this week in this short time of recovery.”

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She clocked a bit personal best when winning by four lengths here last Monday and is back under a 5lb penalty. She enjoyed the cut in the ground 10 days ago and gets on well with claimer Joe Leavy. This race is no tougher and it will be disappointing if she doesn’t scoot in again for trainer James Evans.

HARRYS HOPE (3.35 Stratford, nb)

Has been a revelation since going over fences, winning on debut at Southwell by seven lengths before following up at Exeter This slight step up in trip holds no fears and he can strike for Favourite columnist Ben Pauling.

SAM’S AMOUR (2.35 Stratford, treble)

She jumped beautifully when clearing 15 lengths clear of his rivals at Exeter earlier this month. That was over a similar trip on decent ground and she looks hard to beat.

HARVARD SOUND (6.15 Southwell, Lucky 15)

He has won his past two novice contests easily and starts handicapping from a fair mark under Neil Callan.

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EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada – Jhonata Diniz didn’t expect to be fighting one of the biggest names in the heavyweight division in just his third UFC appearance, but he’s not complaining.

The undefeated prospect got the call to face former UFC title challenger Derrick Lewis on the main card of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 246. This was shocking for Diniz (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), especially because “The Black Beast” already had an opponent for the event.

“Derrick Lewis is a very big name not just in the UFC, but around the world when you talk about MMA,” Diniz said at Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 246 media day. “I really get surprised because he was booked to fight against another fighter. When the UFC came to us and let us know we were the new fighter for Derrick Lewis, it was a big surprise, big surprise, but we’re ready for him.”

Diniz is unsure why Lewis (28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC) ended up getting an opponent change, but he has a feeling it’s due to the entertainment value he brings to the table.

“I think me vs. Derrick Lewis, this fight won’t go to the last round, and for sure it’s not to be a boring fight,” Diniz said.

Diniz sees the bout with Lewis as a perfect opportunity to show the MMA world that he means business. He plans to do so by putting out the knockout artist.

“I know how important is this fight for me and I know when I knock him out it will put me in another level in this organization,” Diniz explained. “It really represents a lot to me.”

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Stating achievements and then backing them up, especially at Spurs, are two completely different things. But the Carabao Cup now presents a very attractive prospect of that long-overdue and long-awaited success, even though Manchester United will hold similar aspirations, presumably under prospective new head coach Ruben Amorim.

Postecoglou was in desperate need of Spurs showing their acceptable face after one of those displays that demonstrated the madding inconsistency of his team, even from one half to the next when they lost a 2-0 interval lead to go down 3-2 at Brighton, and were then tamely beaten by Crystal Palace last weekend.

A loss to City would have increased scrutiny on Postecoglou, not in the context of his future at the club, but whether his methods and unflinching belief in his all-out attacking strategy could fashion the success he insists it will bring.

Instead, this was the Spurs that has provided such entertaining fare throughout Postecoglou’s time in charge.

Manchester City may not have been at full-strength, with Erling Haaland kept on the bench even when they were chasing an equaliser, but they still had plenty of talent on show and this was a fully-merited win for the hosts.

It was the enigmatic Timo Werner who set them on their way after five minutes with a thumping finish he did not have time to think about – a key factor when it comes to this striker – from a Dejan Kulusevski pass.

Werner’s goal was his first of the season, only his third in 26 appearances for the club, but the manner in which he was swamped by elated team-mates and the reaction of the home fans illustrated that he remains a popular figure. It was the same at Chelsea, amid similar finishing travails, for his sheer boundless endeavour alone.

The “Timo Werner – he scores when he wants” chant that followed was heavily ironic, even if it was good-natured.

Pape Matar Sarr’s crisp finish increased Spurs’ dominance and, even when nerves jangled after Matheus Nunes gave City hope seconds before half-time, Postecoglou’s side maintained their progressive approach.

They created better chances, only surviving one real moment of worry when substitute Yves Bissouma cleared off the line from Nico O’Reilly with two minutes left.

It was no more than Spurs deserved. A late City leveller would have been an injustice as the hosts had their number once more in this magnificent stadium, this being their sixth win in eight games here.

Postecoglou. who has understandably cut a discontented and tetchy figure as Spurs dropped from the brilliance of their 3-0 win at Manchester United to lose so disappointingly at Brighton and Palace, willingly made a rod for his own back, and those of his players, with his own particular “second season syndrome”.

But if Spurs play like this, and of course they have the Europa League as well as the FA Cup to come, then he could easily come good on his promise.

The trick for Postecoglou is to produce the Spurs version against Manchester United and Manchester City, not the one against Brighton or Crystal Palace.

This was the acceptable face of Postecoglou’s Spurs.