LONDON: Marcus Rashford extended his scoring spree with two stoppage-time goals which lifted Manchester United to a 3-0 League Cup quarter-final victory over second-tier Charlton.

Rashford put his name on the scoresheet for the sixth successive match after Antony’s first-half strike had put United in front.

It was their eighth successive victory going back to early November as they booked a third League Cup semi-final in four years.

Yet it was only after manager Erik ten Hag had brought on Rashford, Casemiro and Christian Eriksen that they were able to secure success ahead of the derby against City in the Premier League on Saturday.

Newcastle, too

Boyhood fan Dan Burn set Newcastle on the road to their first League Cup semi-final for 47 years with his first goal for the club as stubborn Leicester finally wilted.

The £13m January signing’s 60th-minute strike and a fine finish from Joelinton proved enough to secure a 2-0 Carabao Cup quarter-final victory in front of an ecstatic crowd of 52,009 at St James’ Park and keep alive the Magpies’ hopes of a first domestic trophy since their 1955 FA Cup success.

Three days after a much-changed team was dumped out of that competition by League One side Sheffield Wednesday, Eddie Howe’s men once again missed first-half chances but ultimately were not made to pay on this occasion.

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