Tottenham surprises Liverpool late in the match and takes an option

After Newcastle’s 2-0 victory yesterday against Arsenal in the League Cup semi-final first leg, the other match was this evening against London. Thus Tottenham hosted Liverpool for a first round which came a few days after the Reds’ resounding 6-3 victory against Spurs in the Premier League. Disturbed by the early injury of Rodrigo Bentancur (15th), the first act was quite timid with few notable opportunities.

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In the second half it would accelerate. Shortly after the hour mark, Trent Alexander-Arnold scored a magnificent shot which was pushed back onto his line by Radu Dragusin (71st). Just after, the full-back saw Dominic Solanke go behind his back to adjust Alisson Becker, but the English striker was offside (76th). An alert for Liverpool which would be followed by the sentence. Served behind by Dominic Solanke, Lucas Bergvall put himself in a shooting position in front of the Reds area and found the fault (1-0, 86th). With this 1-0 victory, Tottenham takes the advantage before the return to Anfield scheduled for February 6.