Soccer-Mata fires Man United into League Cup quarters

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Manchester United's Juan Mata celebrates scoring their first goal Action Images via Reuters / Jason Cairnduff Livepic

LONDON (Reuters) - Juan Mata swept home to steer Manchester United into the League Cup quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over their bitter local rivals Manchester City on Wednesday as Jose Mourinho got one over old adversary Pep Guardiola. Mata rifled in a low finish past City keeper Willy Caballero early in the second half at Old Trafford on a night of few chances but plenty of derby fervour as United boss Mourinho won the tactical battle against Guardiola's much-changed City side. West Ham United also moved into the last eight after they overcame Chelsea 2-1 in a London derby spoiled by ugly scenes of fan violence at the end of the game. A superb first-half header from Cheikhou Kouyate and Edimilson Fernandes's low finish put West Ham 2-0 up at the London Stadium, before Gary Cahill swept home a consolation from close range in injury time. Southampton heaped more misery on struggling Sunderland as record signing Sofiane Boufal scored from long range in the second half to secure a 1-0 victory. (Reporting by Toby Davis, editing by Pritha Sarkar)