EFL Cup: Arne Slot’s Liverpool Fall To Tottenham
Liverpool coach Arne Slot has succumbed to his second defeat since taking over the Anfield reigns.
The game was paused for eight minutes due to the injury to Rodrigo Bentancur, who collapsed in the early stages of the first half and needed to be subbed off the pitch and taken to hospital.
The second half saw an increase in tempo. Trent Alexander-Arnold, making an appearance off the bench, had a shot cleared off the line and Dominic Solanke saw a goal ruled out by VAR for being offside.
The match looked to be heading for a stalemate before Solanke picked out Eighteen-year-old Lucas Bergvall in the box and set up the youngster’s first goal for Spurs as the hosts clinched a 1-0 win and take the lead into the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final at Anfield.
There was an element of controversy with the goal, as Liverpool had appealed for a foul – and potential second yellow – when Bergvall slid in on Kostas Tsimikas a couple of minutes before he struck. But referee Attwell waved play on. Tsimikas was off the pitch having received treatment when Bergvall scored.
Slot’s Reds were emphatic 6-3 winners when these teams met in the Premier League in north London in December
