Timo Werner helped Tottenham to a 2-1 win over Man City in the Carabao Cup
Timo Werner scored his first goal in seven months to help Tottenham eliminate Manchester City from the EFL Cup with a 2-1 victory in Wednesday’s last-16 tie.
Both teams were left to count the cost of muscle injuries come full-time of an entertaining game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as Micky van de Ven hobbled off in tears and Savinho was also distressed as he went off on a stretcher.
Timo Werner also sustained a knock that forced him off, but that was long after emphatically curling away from Stefan Ortega inside five minutes after being teed up by Dejan Kulusevski down the Spurs right.
Pape Matar Sarr tucked in a first-time finish of his own from outside the box to double the hosts’ advantage 25 minutes later – an effort Ortega perhaps could have done better to keep out – but City finally woke up before half-time.
Savinho picked out Matheus Nunes to side-volley in at the back post and that set the tone for a gripping second period – one in which Erling Haaland watched from the substitutes’ bench despite his side chasing a goal.
Ortega made three saves to keep City in the tie, with Richarlison failing to convert from a glorious position, and those misses so nearly proved costly in the closing stages.
Yves Bissouma brilliantly denied Nico O’Reilly on the line with quick reflexes, however, to ensure Ange Postecoglou remains on course for silverware in his second season at Spurs, while inflicting a first loss of the campaign on eight-time EFL Cup winners City.
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