Tottenham beat Manchester United 4-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, on a night full of terrible goalkeeping howlers and defensive errors.

These two teams have had frustratingly inconsistent seasons and their defenses showed exactly why, with error-filled performances in north London that left both sets of fans exasperated and cheered during a rollercoaster contest.

Fraser Forster fumbled twice with the ball at his feet to give United goals, helping Ruben Amorim’s side go from 3-0 down to 3-2. But as the visitors surged forward and threatened to equalize as tensions mounted in Tottenham, Altay Bayindir allowed Heung-Min Son’s corner kick over his head.

Add to that his poor save from Dominic Solanke, who opened the scoring on the night, and it’s hard to judge which substitute striker had the worse performance – but they weren’t the only ones.

Sky Sports’ Gary Neville beat Lisandro Martinez for his “soft” shot to Dejan Kulusevski for Spurs’ second goal, which came just 46 seconds into the second half. Soon after, the home side broke through the United defense again, with Solanke cutting inside Martinez before firing through the legs of Jonny Evans to seemingly put Spurs on cruise control.

Things are rarely that easy for Spurs, however, and Forster’s poor pass in his own penalty area was taken advantage of by Bruno Fernandes for Joshua Zirkzee to tuck in before the goalkeeper was hunted down for a second time by Amad Diallo. Even deep into stoppage time, Spurs found the opportunity to score from a set-piece and Evans nodded in to ensure the final seconds were as chaotic as before.

When the final whistle sounded, there was a huge cheer from the home fans. Their hopes of ending their trophy drought are boosted – although it’s impossible to say whether they will make it to Wembley or not if their Final Four ties are so wild. You will find out your opponents at the draw at 10:30 p.m Sky Sports.

Meanwhile, Man Utd’s momentum after winning the Manchester derby has stalled. From the off-field issues surrounding Marcus Rashford’s future to the on-field issues, he has a tall task ahead of him – although both he and Postecoglou hope their teams can achieve more consistent and controlled success in the future when they are absent return.

All goals!

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