<p>Tottenham survived two calamitous errors from stand-in goalkeeper Fraser Forster on Thursday to beat Manchester United 4-3 and set up a League Cup semi-final against <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/holders-liverpool-arsenal-in-semis-23450343" rel="none"><strong>Liverpool</strong></a>, staying on track for their first trophy since 2008.&nbsp;The home side were cruising at 3-0 in the 54th minute of a captivating tie in London after two goals from Dominic Solanke and one from Dejan Kulusevski.</p>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/dec/Ange-Postecoglou_e.jpg" alt="Ange Postecoglou" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Ange Postecoglou</em></strong></p>
<p>But Forster&rsquo;s mistakes allowed substitutes Joshua Zirkzee and Amad Diallo to pull the score back to 3-2 with 20 minutes to go. It was one-way traffic after that, with United totally on top, but Spurs scored a fourth as Son Heung-min found the net from a corner and they held on despite a late Jonny Evans goal. Tottenham will face Premier League leaders Liverpool in the two-legged semi-finals, with <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/holders-liverpool-arsenal-in-semis-23450343" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Arsenal</a> taking on Newcastle.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou said his injury-hit team inflicted pain on themselves but gave a passionate defence of his gung-ho approach. &ldquo;It should have been a lot more comfortable there, but having said that, I still can&rsquo;t get away from the fact that this group of players have done an unbelievable job at the moment to get us through this,&rdquo; he said.</p>
<p>The Australian added: &ldquo;I know people will say, &lsquo;Well, don&rsquo;t take any risks&rsquo; and all that sort of stuff, but we wouldn&rsquo;t be scoring four goals and five goals. It&rsquo;s the hardest thing in the game to do, score goals, and we&rsquo;re doing it with bare bones.&rdquo; Tottenham, 10th in the Premier League, have not won silverware for 16 years, when they lifted the League Cup under Juande Ramos.&nbsp;</p>
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