Thursday Morning: Manchester United Through To The Quarter Finals Of The Carabao Cup

Celtic's lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership is back to nine points.

SOCCER

Manchester United are safely through to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

Christian Eriksen and Marcus Rashford scored the goals in their 2-0 win over Burnley last night.

Elsewhere, Charlton beat Brighton on penalties after a nil-all draw, while Nottingham Forest had a 4-1 win over Blackburn.

The last eight line-up will be completed tonight, with defending champions Liverpool away to Manchester City.

Caoimhin Kelleher could feature in goal for the visitors, with kick-off at the Etihad at 8pm.

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Celtic's lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership is back to nine points.

They were 2-1 winners over Livingston at Parkhead last night.

Ange Postecoglou's  side have now won ten league matches in a row.

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Republic of Ireland international Katie McCabe featured in Arsenal's nine-goal rout of Zurich in the Women's Champions League last night.

The Gunners were 9-1 winners to cement their place at the top of Group C.

Tonight, Chelsea take on PSG in Group A from 8pm.

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Pele's daughter says the Brazilian football legend takes "huge comfort" from the messages of love he's receiving from around the world.

The 82-year-old will spend Christmas in hospital due to the "progression" of his cancer.

Doctors say he requires "greater care" as he fights colon cancer - with close attention being paid to heart and kidney dysfunctions.

DARTS

It was a disappointing night for Limerick’s Willie O’Connor at the PDC World Darts Championship.

‘The Magpie’ was whitewashed 3-0 by Germany’s Gabriel Clemens.

There were no such worries for three-time champion Michael van Gerwen, who brushed aside Lewy Williams 3-nil.

Two-time champion Gary Anderson enters the fray tonight, taking on Latvia’s Madars Razma.


GAELIC GAMES

Five-time All-Ireland winner Jack McCaffrey featured for Dublin North in the Dave Hickey Cup final last night.

The 2015 Footballer of the Year - who last played for the Dubs in the spring of 2020 - wore the number seven jersey in his side's win over Dublin South at DCU.

McCaffrey is back in the Dublin squad for the coming season, with Kilmacud Crokes forward Paul Mannion also set to return.

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David Brady has stepped down as manager of the Ratoath senior footballers.

The former Mayo star guided the Meath club to this year's county title, following a narrow win over Summerhill in October's final.