Carabao Cup quarter-final draw in full: Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and more learn next opponents

Tottenham vs Manchester United

Arsenal vs Crystal Palace

The four quarter-finals will be played in the week commencing 16 December.

The roar of relief was everything. Tottenham could not afford to mess up this opportunity but Ange Postecoglou’s side held firm, knocking Manchester City out of the Carabao Cup to hand Pep Guardiola’s team their first defeat of the season. Tottenham’s ability to self-destruct ensured this was still a gripping cup tie, even as City chased the game in second gear. It was almost enough and although Bernardo Silva’s protests at full-time suggested City wanted to win this just as much as Spurs, the sight of Erling Haaland grinning on the bench, an unused substitute even as City trailed for over 90 minutes, told a different story.

But while United have made Amorim their top target to take over and are willing to trigger his release clause with Sporting Lisbon, the Portuguese has a 30-day release clause and United are in negotiations to bring the 39-year-old to Old Trafford sooner and to try and take his coaching staff of Daniel Fernandes and Adelio Candido as well.

And the defending champions will go to struggling Southampton in the last of the quarter-finals.

A thoroughly intriguing tie.

A short trip across the river for Crystal Palace.

Ange Postecoglou vs Ruben Amorim?

A first all Premier League last eight in 15 years – here we go…

Not long now until the draw is made. In a pretty gloomy season for Southampton so far, Russell Martin would surely love a winnable tie – be that against a smaller side or one of the bigger teams with a particularly devilish December in terms of fixture congestion.

Chelsea’s defeat does mean that we have avoided a nightmare scenario that would have seen Enzo Maresca’s side scheduled for a Conference League and Carabao Cup tie in the same midweek.

There is the potential for some properly tasty ties tonight. A North London derby, perhaps? Or how about Liverpool vs Manchester United, who may well be under new management by the time the last eight begins…