Manchester United had a remarkable 5-2 victory over Leicester City in the Carabao Cup, with interim coach Ruud van Nistelrooy making a strong debut. The game saw an early goal from Casemiro, who scored from long range with an assist from Alejandro Garnachos. The Argentinian striker added another goal in the 2nd minute, assisted by Diogo Dalot. Leicester managed to pull one back through El Khannouss in the 33rd minute, but Bruno Fernandes extended United’s lead with a goal in the 36th minute. Casemiro found the back of the net once again to make it 4-1, before Coady scored for Leicester in stoppage time of the first half. Bruno completed his brace with a goal in the 59th minute, securing a 5-2 win for United. In the quarterfinals, they are set to face Liverpool, who advanced by defeating Brighton.
Meanwhile, Arsenal also secured their spot in the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup by defeating Preston 3-0. Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring in the 24th minute, assisted by Jakub Kiwior, before Nwaneri made it 2-0 in the 33rd minute with an assist from Jesus. The victory was sealed by Kai Havertz in the 57th minute, with Kiwior providing the assist once again. Arsenal’s next opponent in the quarterfinals will be the winner of the ongoing match between Tottenham and Manchester City.
On the other hand, Chelsea faced a disappointing exit from the Carabao Cup after a 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United. Despite defeating the Magpies 2-1 in the Premier League last weekend, Chelsea could not replicate their success in the cup competition. Alexandre Isak scored for Newcastle in the 23rd minute, followed by an own goal from Axel Diasi just three minutes later, sealing Chelsea’s fate in the competition.
