Manchester United handed inconvenient date for Tottenham cup tie with reduced allocation

The final details for Manchester United’s Carabao Cup quarter-final have been released and fans have every right to be disappointed with the arrangements.

United will travel to Tottenham on Thursday 19 December as confirmed by the official Manchester United website.

That means fans will be tasked with getting back to Manchester on a Thursday night, with trains unlikely to be running back from the capital after full-time.

Kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is 20:00 GMT and the match will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event.

Ruben Amorim will be in charge as our new head coach and the Carabao Cup presents an early opportunity for him to win silverware as United boss, after succeeding a man who won two trophies in his first two seasons at the club.

The other quarter-final matches will be played on Wednesday night, with staggered start times.

Arsenal take on Crystal Palace in a London derby, while Newcastle host Brentford and Liverpool are away at Southampton.

United booked their place in the quarter-finals after a 5-2 win over Leicester City in Ruud van Nistelrooy’s first game as interim manager. It remains to be seen if he will still be at the club for the quarter-finals in a coaching capacity.

Carabao Cup quarter-final – Tottenham vs Manchester United

Wednesday 18 December

Thursday 19 December

In another blow for United fans, our allocation has been reduced for the trip to Tottenham.

The hosts have decided to cut United’s allocation by 400 to 5,800, which only shows the sheer disdain other clubs have for our club.

It is understood that United will contest the decision which was made for segregation purposes.

That’s a weak excuse as far as we’re concerned, and it’s bad enough that there won’t be any trains back to Manchester after the game.