Before Manchester United went all in on targerting Ruben Amorim, Brentford manager Thomas Frank had been linked with a move to Old Trafford.

It never materialised and the Bees boss says he is perfectly happy where he is.

“I think it’s nice for the ego, that someone recognises I’m part of something, but I’m not focusing too much on it,” he said, drawing a line under that particular saga.

“I have a big responsibility to this club and I love it here, and we are one step closer to some more incredible matches.”

The Bees boss praised his team’s efforts in the penalty shootout rued the chances they missed during the match itself. Thomas Frank said: “We should have been up 2-0. But this time we had five good penalties and one good save.

“The only complaint is that we didn’t score a second goal in the first half. Second half, goal for them, suddenly it’s ‘what’s happening’?

“You know their players will come on and we know they will run through a brick wall. They worked incredibly hard, well organised.”

Aston Villa 1-1 Crystal Palace

Manchester United 4-2 Leicester

Tottenham 2-1 Manchester City (HT)

The Bees looked to be cruising into the last eight after taking the lead through Kevin Schade and bossing a one-sided first half.

But Championship Wednesday levelled shortly before the hour with their first effort on target through Djeidi Gassama’s spectacular strike.

The Carabao Cup quarter-finals will be played in the week commencing Monday 16 December.

3. Aston Villa or Crystal Palace

4. Brighton and Hove Albion or Liverpool

5. Manchester United or Leicester City

6. Newcastle United or Chelsea

7. Preston North End or Arsenal

8. Tottenham Hotspur or Manchester City

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The Carabao Cup quarter-final draw will take place tonight, Wednesday, 30 October after Tottenham’s fourth-round tie against Manchester City – which kicks off at 8.15pm GMT.

The draw itself should start at about 10.30pm.

Welcome to The Independent’s live blog of tonight’s Carabao Cup quarter-final draw. We’re heading into the business end of the competition now with predominantly Premier League sides remaining in the tournament.

Only Preston North End remain from clubs outside the top-flight and they face Arsenal in this evening’s last-16 clash. Defending champions Liverpool hope to progress when they take on Brighton while Manchester United begin their next era following the sacking of Erik ten Hag.

There’s plenty to look forward to tonight and we’ll bring you all the live updates from the draw itself so stick with us.