It was late September when Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur ran rounds at Old Trafford, destroying Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United 3-0. That was one of the last and most decisive losses that led to the Dutchman’s sacking.Now, a few months later, the two sides meet again in the EFL Cup quarter-final. However, this time, Postecouglou’s counterpart won’t be ETH, but his successor, Ruben Amorim.Interestingly, after important EPL victories last weekend, both teams are heading into this clash.Amorim’s miracle! United’s sensational late comeback seals the win against CitySpurs destroyed Southampton 5-0, thus ending the recent crisis, while the Red Devils rose like a phoenix at the Etihad, coming late from behind to secure a 2-1 win over Manchester City.Pep Guardiola’s side previously lost to Tottenham in the EFL Cup 2-1, which also started their awful winless streak (the only exception was that 3-0 win against Nottingham Forest).One Ange is absolute boss for Ten Hag! Spurs destroy United at Old TraffordIt is expected that Postecoglou line up the strongest possible squad of his at the moment, with James Maddison, Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke forming the potent attacking line that could hurt Amorim’s defence.Moreover, Djed Spence excelled in the win against the Saints, so he’s also expected in the starting XI.##NAJAVA_MECA_8580146##On the other hand, Alejandro Garnacho has been recalled to the Manchester United squad for tonight’s game, but Marcus Rashford was absent as the squad departed Manchester.Garnacho and Rashford were omitted from the squad for the Man City tie, and were ordered to train at the club’s Carrington training complex on the morning of the game.Rashford’s new preferred destination revealed, but there’s one problemAmorim clarified after the City match that Garnacho and Rashford would be in contention to return to the squad against Spurs.”We have one more training,” Amorim said on Wednesday morning. “But it’s the same situation as all the other players. If they train well, then I have to make a choice. We will see at the end of training.”EFL CUP – QUARTER-FINALSWednesdayArsenal – Crystal Palace 3-2 (0-1)/Jesus 54, 73, 81 – Mateta 4, Nketiah 84/Newcastle – Brentford 3-1 (2-0)/Tonali 9, 43, Schar 69 – Wissa 90+1/Southampton – Liverpool 1-2 (0-2)/Archer 59 – Darwin 24, Elliot 32/Thursday23.00: (2.40) Tottenham (3.60) Man.Utd. (2.80)***odds are subject to change***
