English League Cup quarter-final summaries and results

MANCHESTER — Full results and summaries of the English League Cup quarter-final matches that were played on Tuesday.

Holders Manchester United, behind two first half strikes from Darron Gibson, knocked off Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Old Trafford in a repeat of the 2009 finals.

Manchester United 2 Darron Gibson 17,39 vs. Tottenham Hotspur 0 Halftime: 2-0; Attendance: 57,212 – - -
Portsmouth 2 Stilian Petrov 10og, Nwankwo Kanu 87 vs. Aston Villa 4 Emile Heskey 12, James Milner 27, Stewart Downing 74, Ashley Young 89 Halftime: 1-2; Attendance: 17,034 – - -

On Wednesday (GMT) Manchester City will play Arsenal (1945) and Blackburn Rovers play Chelsea.