Jose Mourinho and Tottenham may have been handed the timely boost they need to end the season on a high.
Spurs' Premier League campaign appears to be petering out, with the Lilywhites now six points adrift of the top four with just seven games to play.
Qualifying for the Champions League looks to be out of their grasp now and after an embarrassing Europa League exit at the hands of Dinamo Zagreb, everything hinges on the Carabao Cup final.
Under Mauricio Pochettino, Spurs had everything but silverware, with Mourinho brought into replace him to rectify that one big problem at the club.
And the Carabao Cup final represents an opportunity to do just that.
However, standing in their way are the Premier League champions-elect Manchester City, who are looking at the small matter of a record-breaking quadruple this season.
The Carabao Cup would be the first on that list of four trophies, but the fact City are in the other three competitions still, could bode well for Spurs.
The showpiece final at Wembley is due to take place on Sunday, April 25 - less than two weeks away.
And after City beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League quarter-finals, they now have two more fixtures to shoehorn into their schedule.
The first leg of the semi-final against Pochettino's Paris Saint-Germain will take place on Wednesday, April 28 - just three days after the Carabao Cup final, and manager Pep Guardiola could resort to resting players for that Champions League clash - the only trophy he has not won at City.
Prior to meeting Spurs at Wembley, City face Aston Villa away in the Premier League, four days before the Wembley meeting.
City's busy fixtures schedule could just give Mourinho and Spurs the boost they need to end the season with a trophy.
