The final week before Christmas saw four clubs emerge victorious in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, each moving one step closer to lifting the first major silverware of the 2024/25 season.
Liverpool and Arsenal enjoyed narrow wins over Southampton and Crystal Palace respectively, while Newcastle United were a little more comfortable in seeing off Brentford. Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United then went head to head in north London to round things off 24 hours later.
With the help of Fotmob player ratings, 90min picks out the best player from each of the four ties...
Wataru Endo was a rock for Liverpool / Michael Steele/GettyImages
3. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham)
Dominic Solanke has Man Utd's number / Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/GettyImages
Sandro Tonali scored twice for Newcastle / Michael Regan/GettyImages
1. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal)
Gabriel Jesus scored a hat-trick out of the blue / Alex Pantling/GettyImages