Eberechi Eze has scored his first goal for Arsenal in a 2-0 win at Port Vale in the English League Cup while Manchester City, Newcastle and Tottenham also beat third-tier opponents to advance to the last 16.

Tottenham continued its flying start to the Premier League season under new coach Thomas Frank as Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha secured an impressive 2-0 victory at Manchester City.

Arsenal is limping into 2024 after a damaging stretch of results that culminated in what coach Mikel Arteta called “the worst performance of the season” on the final day of the year.