Tottenham Hotspur haven't faced Manchester City in the Carabao Cup for over three years now, with the last clash between these two sides in this competition coming in the 2021 final at Wembley Stadium.
The Lilywhites were well in the game despite coming into the tie as heavy underdogs, and they were only pipped to the victory by an Aymeric Laporte header eight minutes from time.
Their squad looks awfully different nowadays from the one we saw take to the pitch at Wembley, with just two players still remaining at the club.
Manager - Ryan Mason
Ryan Mason led the team out at Wembley Stadium, in what was only his second game in a managerial role. He had taken over from Jose Mourinho less than a week before the final and had overseen a comeback victory against Southampton in the week leading up to the clash with Pep Guardiola.
The former Tottenham midfielder, who holds the record as the youngest manager to take charge of a Premier League side, remains at his boyhood club, and is apart of Ange Postecoglou's backroom staff in the role of Assistant Coach.
Starting XI
Hugo Lloris
Club now: LAFC
Captain on the day, Hugo Lloris left Spurs in December 2023 after falling out of favour when new boss Ange Postecoglou arrived. He left the club after making 447 appearances in twelve years, joining MLS outfit LAFC on a free transfer.
Serge Aurier
Club now: Free Agent
Serge Aurier only went on to play twice more for the club after the Carabao Cup final defeat. His contract was mutually terminated in August 2021 under Nuno Espirito Santo, and he is currently a free agent after he left Galatasaray in the summer.
Toby Alderweireld
Club now: Royal Antwerp
A cult hero, Toby Alderweireld also brought an end to his spell with The Lilywhites at the end of the 2020/21 season, making the switch to Qatar to play for Al-Duhail.
The Belgian currently plays his trade for boyhood club Royal Antwerp, whom he helped win their first league title in 66 years thanks to his 94th-minute equaliser on the final day of the 2022/23 campaign.
Eric Dier
Club now: Bayern Munich
Eric Dier was a regular in the side before Ange Postecoglou was appointed as Head Coach in the summer of 2023. After the Australian's appointment, he fell down the pecking order and subsequently joined Bayern Munich in January 2024 on an initial loan, which became permanent.
Sergio Reguilon
Club now: Tottenham Hotspur
The former Real Madrid left-back has had various loan spells since the Carabao Cup final defeat in 2021, but he is currently back at Hotspur Way and training with the first team after failing to secure a move away in the summer transfer window.
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
Club now: Olympique Marseille
A leader and stalwart in the midfield during the run which saw Spurs reach the final, and for the many seasons after, the hard-battling Dane departed North London in the summer, swapping it for Southern France as he joined up with ex-Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi.
Harry Winks
Club now: Leicester City
A boyhood Tottenham fan, Harry Winks started in his second-ever major competition final at Wembley in 2021, but, unsurprisingly, tasted defeat as the trophy drought lived on. He was shipped out on loan less than a year later, before rejoining Leicester City and earning promotion to the Premier League with The Foxes in his first season in the Midlands.
Giovani Lo Celso
Club now: Real Betis
The Argentinian had a heavily disrupted time in England, with injuries and loan spells overwhelming the bulk of his Tottenham career. On his day, he was a quality addition to the midfield, but it never really worked out for him and he left for former side Real Betis in the summer of 2024, as part of a major clearout under Ange Postecoglou.
Lucas Moura
Club now: Sao Paulo
The Brazilian, who will be hailed as a club legend for generations after his heroics in Amsterdam, returned to his boyhood club Sao Paulo after five years in the English capital, and the 32-year-old is still turning out for them on a regular occurrence.
Harry Kane
Club now: Bayern Munich
Harry Kane, who became the club's all-time leading goalscorer in February 2023, hit staggering new heights as a Tottenham player, but he joined German giants Bayern Munich on the eve of the 2023/24 season, having failed to win a single trophy in a Spurs shirt.
Heung-Min Son
Club now: Tottenham Hotspur
One of just two players from the starting eleven who remain at the club to this day, Heung-Min Son was named club captain two years after the final defeat to City. The South Korean has scored 165 times in 416 appearances since joining in 2015.
Substitutes
Gareth Bale
Club now: Retired
The Welsh Wizard was in the form of his life during his second stint in N17, yet started the Carabao Cup final on the bench. He went back to Real Madrid at the culmination of his season-long loan before joining LAFC where he retired in 2023.
Dele Alli
Club now: Free Agent
Dele had just began to rediscover some form under Ryan Mason, but fell out of favour again under Antonio Conte, so left the club to join Everton in January of 2022. He struggled both physically and mentally whilst with The Toffees and left when his contract expired in 2024.
Although now a free agent, Everton are still allowing him to get back to speed and carry out his rehabilitation at their training base, in the hope that he reach those immense heights he did as a youngster.
Moussa Sissoko
Club now: Watford
The Frenchman, who was a fan-favourite during his time in North London, joined Watford in the summer of 2021, but after one season returned to his homeland to play for Nantes. After two seasons, he rejoined Watford and currently plays his trade for The Hornets in the Championship.
Stebven Bergwijn
Club: Al-Ittihad