Tottenham through to last eight.
Prior to kick off between the two finalists of this competition in 2021, The hosts were coming into this fixture after a defeat to London rivals Crystal Palace, in what has been a tricky spell for Ange Postecoglou’s team of recent.
With the fixtures now coming thick and fast for all clubs, it was no surprise to see a combination of experience and youth fielding for both teams.
More noticeably, bigger players such as Erling Haaland and James Maddison were given a must earned rest on the bench, so youthful personnel such as Tottenham's Archie Gray and Manchester City's Nico O'Riley could prove their worth in this heavyweight clash.
It became the dream start for the hosts, with a lovely combination coming from the right hand side between Brennan Johnson and Dejan Kulusevski split the City defence to tatters, and allowed Timo Werner to claim his first goal of the campaign with just five minutes on the clock, and a much needed confidence boost for the German forward, who has been scrutinized for his effectiveness in front of goal by many online.
Just six minutes later however, the mood within the Tottenham Hotspur stadium transformed into a worried state, as key defender Micky Van De Ven had to be substituted by Destiny Udogie, as the Dutchman could be seen clutching his hamstring and will most certainly be a great miss to his side with more important matches on the horizon.
Just after the halfway stage during the first half, and Spurs fans could be seen in jubilation, after midfielder Pape Sarr managed to double to hosts lead, after a very well worked corner drill had managed to find the twenty two year old Senegalese man, and riffled his strike at the bottom right corner of Manchester City's cup goalkeeper in Stefan Ortega.
Despite Spurs seeming to be in control of the tie, a side with as much quality as Manchester City can never be ruled out, even if word class talent such as Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva can be rested.
This proved to be the case, as Matheus Nunes sweetly caught the cross ball lifted towards the Portuguese man, courtesy of an assist from Savinho, to give the Cityzens a glimpse of hope just before the interval.
going into the second half of the game, and Tottenham were desperate to regain their two-goal advantage, with key chances from kulusevski and Werner in particular going inches wide to ensure of a quarter final spot for the North London team.
With time running out, it was no surprise to see Manchester City pile on the pressure on the Tottenham defence, and bring on technical superstars like Bernardo Silva at the hour mark.
The closest the visitors got to taking the tie to a penalty shoot-out was in the 88th minute, as youngster Nico O'Riley would've been dreaming of a moment where he rifled the ball towards the Spurs net, only for the rising header of the now super-sub-Yves Bissouma clearing the young Englishman's chance off the line to ensure a Tottenham victory.
The two teams had only met four times in this competition before Wednesday's meeting, but fortunately for the hosts, Tottenham can look forward to at least one more fixture in the Carabao Cup, as the hosts were able to see out the late pressure.
The draw for the quarter final was an all-Premier League setting, something that hasn't happened since the 2009/10 season, and Tottenham and their fans discovered that their iconic stadium would welcome another side from the North-Western region, in the form of Manchester United on the week commencing of 16th of December.
Spurs will be hoping for the last time that the infamous charm of a trophy drought that is commonly used by rival clubs can be finally ended.
As for Manchester City, their focus will be back to Premier League action, as they prepare to face the long trip to the South Coast on Saturday afternoon to face up to AFC Bournemouth.
Full highlights of tonight's fixture can be seen on the YouTube video below, courtesy of Sky Sports:
