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Noussair Mazraoui of Manchester United. (Photograph by Alex Pantling/Getty Photographs)
Gabriel Agbonlahor has described Tottenham Hotspur’s EFL Cup quarter-final win over Manchester United as like watching ‘two units of clowns’.
The Lilywhites took a 3-0 lead because of a Dominic Solanke brace both facet of Dejan Kulusevski’s Forty sixth-minute strike.
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However Spurs very almost fell prey to a different attribute collapse, with Fraser Forster at fault for 2 United objectives in 9 minutes.
The drama continued from there, with Son Heung-min scoring direct from a nook, whereas Jonny Evans netted one other for United deep into second-half stoppage time.
Finally, Spurs held out for a 4-3 win, securing their place within the semi-finals, the place they’ll face Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Gabriel Agbonlahor blasts Spurs vs Man Utd ‘clown’ present
Spurs goalkeeper Fraser Forster. (Photograph by Michael Steele/Getty Photographs)
Thursday’s conflict was excessive on drama however low on defensive high quality, with the match leaving these watching on on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium totally baffled.
It wasn’t simply supporters, nonetheless, with Agbonlahor blasting the ‘clown-like’ defending of Spurs and Man Utd.
“It was like two units of clowns enjoying one another. The defending… Spurs going ahead had been excellent,” the previous Aston Villa striker instructed talkSPORT on Friday.
“Manchester United wakened slightly bit within the second half because of some errors from Forster, however the defending, wow.
“I hammered Southampton’s defence, however wow. I don’t blame Forster in any respect, I blame the supervisor and the remainder of the gamers.”
On Forster’s mistake-laden efficiency, Agbonlahor continued: “Forster, how lengthy has he been round now, he’s 37. He’s at all times been a shot-stopper, he’s by no means been a keeper to play along with his ft.
“I performed with so many goalkeepers that in the event that they had been enjoying now they’d be precisely like Forster. They don’t need it.”
