Tottenham obliterated Newcastle as they stylishly secured their place in Capital One Cup semi-finals.
Mauricio Pochettino's start to life in north London has not been without its teething problems, but Nabil Bentaleb, Nacer Chadli, Harry Kane and Roberto Soldado all scored in a 4-0 demolition of Newcastle.
It puts Spurs within a two-legged semi-final of Wembley and their cause was aided when they drew Sheffield United in the last four. Liverpool and Chelsea will meet in the other tie.
Bentaleb capitalised on a mistake by Newcastle's third-choice goalkeeper, Jak Alnwick, to turn home midway through the first half. It was a lead doubled by Chadli seconds after half-time and, once Massadio Haidara cleared a Jan Vertonghen header off the line, Kane put the game out of sight.
It continued the England Under-21s international's record of scoring in every round of this season's competition and his replacement Soldado added extra gloss, slotting home from close range after Christian Eriksen's initial effort was saved.
Raheem Sterling's first goals since mid-September helped Liverpool end a miserable seven days with a place in the Capital One Cup semi-finals at the expense of Bournemouth.
The England winger had endured a 22-game goal drought for club and country until he set Liverpool on their way to a 3-1 away win with a close-range header.
Lazar Markovic, fresh from his controversial red card as the Reds exited Europe, grabbed the second before a trademark Sterling run ended with his fifth of the season to put the smiles back on the faces of supporters after their Old Trafford defeat.
Dan Gosling, who memorably netted a cup winner to beat Liverpool in his Everton days, pulled a goal back and then rattled a post as the Championship leaders relinquished their 12-game unbeaten run.
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