Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou commented on the victory over Manchester City (2:1) in the 1/8 finals of the League Cup. Quote from an Australian footballer, Spurs official website.

" Obviously, in cup tournaments you can’t win anywhere - otherwise you’ll lose.

We played with a neutral team, as we hope to make your life easier in the future. I think we played well in defense, not allowing our opponent to gain richly.

In the attack phase, we created a number of really cool moments, we had chances to finish the game early, but we didn’t miss them.

If you play with " I think they got into trouble with them,” Postecoglou said..

Previously, there were pairs of super teams in the 1/4 finals of the League Cup.