Ruben Amorim's men found themselves 2-0 down just a minute into the second-half when Martinez backheeled the ball into Dejan Kulusevki's path and the Spurs winger scored.
Tottenham appeared to be cruising after taking a 3-0 lead via a Dominic Solanke brace, either side of an effort from Dejan Kulusevski. But Man United were handed lifelines by Tottenham.
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Marcus Rashford was left out of the Manchester United squad for the second time in five days as the Red Devils took on Tottenham.
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Sky Sports pundits Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Jamie Redknapp have weighed in on the current situation with Marcus Rashford at Man Utd, after the forward was again left out of Ruben Amorim's squad to face Tottenham in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Thursday.
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RICHARD GIBSON: Mail Sport can reveal that the PFA wrote to the governing body earlier this week, setting out their legal position on a variety of issues relating to new rules