MANCHESTER CITY, England
Ruud van Nistelrooy enjoyed a winning start to his caretaker spell in charge of Manchester United to reach the League Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday as Leicester were beaten 5-2 at Old Trafford.
Arsenal and Liverpool were
among the other sides to book their place in the last eight, but Chelsea were
beaten 2-0 at Newcastle.
A United legend as a player,
Van Nistelrooy was thrust into the role of interim manager after the Red Devils
sacked Erik ten Hag on Monday following a dreadful start to the season.
Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben
Amorim is the man the English giants have targeted to take over but are still
in negotiations with the Portuguese champions to agree compensation for the
39-year-old.
According to reports in
Portugal, Amorim will remain at Sporting for the next three matches before
completing his move during the November international break.
Van Nistelrooy said before the
game that United "can be unstoppable" when "players, staff and
supporters pull together" and they cut loose by scoring four times in a
thrilling first 45 minutes.
Casemiro's stunning effort
into the top corner opened the scoring before Alejandro Garnacho swept home
Diogo Dalot's cross to please a jubilant Van Nistelrooy on the touchline.
Bilal El Khannoussi quickly
pulled a goal back for the much-changed Foxes.
Bruno Fernandes's deflected
free-kick restored United's two-goal cushion before Casemiro slammed home his
third goal in two games.
Conor Coady grabbed another
consolation for Leicester but United were not to be denied just a second win in
nine games.
Fernandes rounded off the
scoring when he pounced on a short back-pass to round Danny Ward and fire home.
Cody Gakpo was the
match-winner for Liverpool in a 3-2 win at Brighton to continue Arne Slot's
excellent start to life with the Reds.
Gakpo has not scored in the
Premier League or Champions League this season but now has four goals in two
League Cup games.
The Dutch international was
ruthless with two powerful finishes cutting inside onto his right foot from the
left wing.
Luis Diaz was also on target
for Liverpool, while Simon Adingra and Tariq Lamptey struck late on for
Brighton.
Teenager Ethan Nwaneri caught
the eye with a sensational strike as Arsenal eased to a 3-0 win at Championship
side Preston.
Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz
got the other goals for the Gunners.
Newcastle gained revenge for
their Premier League defeat at Chelsea at the weekend to ease the pressure on
manager Eddie Howe.
The Saudi-backed Magpies are
winless in five in the league, but are desperate to end a 55-year wait to win a
major trophy.
Alexander Isak's strike and an
Axel Disasi own goal inside three first-half minutes proved decisive at St.
James' Park.
Crystal Palace backed up their
first Premier League win of the season on Sunday by beating Aston Villa 2-1
thanks to goals from Eberechi Eze and Daichi Kamada.
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