You can see now, not only in games but every day in training how much he wants it so he's going to deserve a chance soon. It has been a real intense journey. When he joined us he lifted the belief, the spirit and the energy of the team and he gave something very different to what we already had and was very impressive.
It was a great moment, I appreciate, always thankful. In some moments when you don't win games, they have been not happy, but it's normal. But overall, the fans have always been there. These are the kind of games that I fall in love even more with the players because you cannot imagine how easy it is to slip, to slide, because they are tricky games.
Brentford ended Grimsby Town's impressive Carabao Cup run with a 5-0 victory in the fourth round at Blundell Park. The League Two side, who had beaten Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday on their way to reaching this stage, were comprehensively beaten by the Premier League outfit despite a strong start to the game where another upset looked a real possibility. But goals from Mathias Jensen, Keane Lewis-Potter and Reiss Nelson extinguished those hopes, before Fabio Carvalho and Nathan Collins added to their advantage after the break.
League One side Cardiff City will host Premier League outfit Chelsea in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. The Bluebirds' reward for seeing off Wrexham in the fourth round is a blockbuster clash against Enzo Maresca's side after they survived a late comeback to beat Wolves 4-3. Meanwhile, Arsenal host Crystal Palace in a repeat of Sunday's Premier League game and indeed last season's Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
Yeah, obviously, the pressure is definitely ramping up. As you said, Liverpool's form has been nowhere near good enough. That's six defeats out of their last seven games, they got that win in the Champions League last week and people though that might give them a springboard. They then lost to Brentford in the league, and it was a youthful side that lost to Palace in the cup, and from the outside it looked like Slot had written the game off.
Tottenham, though, were always likely to prove too much for them. Thomas Frank made it clear when he was unveiled as the club's manager that he wanted them to compete in all four competitions they were in and they are up and running in the Carabao Cup. Spurs impressed in the first half, fluffing up a two-goal cushion and if they coasted after the interval, they never looked in danger of leaving the back-door open, of offering any encouragement for the fairytale.
Carabao Cup giantkillers Grimsby have another chance to cause an upset after being drawn at home to Brentford in the fourth round. The only remaining League Two side have already dispatched Manchester United at home and Championship strugglers Sheffield Wednesday away and their reward is another Premier League opponent at home. - Eze nets first Arsenal goal in Carabao Cup win -Foden, Savinho score as Man City ease through
