Seventh win in a row and fourth against a top-10 playerIn-form Briton faces Australian Alex de Minaur nextThe two previous times Jack Draper and Taylor Fritz faced each other this year, their encounters ended in similar ways. Although so little separated them on both occasions, Fritz’s greater self-belief and maturity marked the difference in the …
Tottenham had threatened to win this Carabao Cup tie at a canter. Two goals up after 25 minutes, there was almost disbelief within the home crowd and not only because Timo Werner had scored the first.Everybody knew this was not how the story would go and so we had the Manchester City fightback, Matheus Nunes scoring before half-time and then a concerted …
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Ruud van Nistelrooy may never lead Manchester United in cup competition again, so ending on the right end of a 5-2 goal-fest as the interim manager can warm him in his dotage.Two from Casemiro – the opener a screamer – and Bruno Fernandes plus one from Alejandro Garnacho wipes away the dog-days gloom of Erik ten Hag’s tenure, and is an apt gift to …
JACK GAUGHAN AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: An absolute refusal to send for Erling Haaland told the story. The last remaining unbeaten run in the whole of England is finally over.
ROSS HEPPENSTALL AT VILLA PARK: The Villa Park trophy cabinet has lain bare since 1996, when Brian Little's side beat Leeds to lift the League Cup, and this was a huge opportunity to progress.
CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: Much more of this and United could withdraw their contract offer to Ruben Amorim and give the job to Ruud van Nistelrooy instead.
The Red Devils booked their place in the last eight with a 5-2 shredding of Leicester City, with Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes both scoring twice while Alejandro Garnacho also chipped in.
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