Holders Manchester City face Arsenal and Everton host Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup this week.

There are also home ties for Championship sides Brentford, who entertain Newcastle, and Stoke, who welcome Jose Mourinho and Tottenham.

Here, the PA News agency looks at some of the talking points ahead of the last-eight fixtures on Tuesday and Wednesday.

City can go fourth

Art failure?

Toffees’ trophy drought

The League Cup is a notable absentee from Everton’s trophy cabinet. The blue half of Merseyside have twice reached the final, in 1977 and 1984, but have never won it. Toffees fans may see this season as the chance to lay that ghost to rest, and pick up a first piece of silverware since the FA Cup in 1995. Five-time winners Manchester United stand in their way.

Bees target another scalp

Newcastle laboured to a 1-1 draw against 10-man Fulham at the weekend, and considering Manchester City, Liverpool and Leicester are their next three league opponents, a midweek trip to Championship Brentford looks more of a nuisance than an occasion to be relished. The Bees have already knocked out Southampton, West Brom and Fulham and will fancy their chances of a fourth top-flight scalp.

The ultimate test of mettle