Tottenham vs Liverpool LIVE: Carabao Cup result and reaction as Lucas Bergvall scores late winner

Liverpool captain was livid that Lucas Bergvall was allowed to remain on the pitch to attain Tottenham’s successful objective within the 1-0 win.

“I believe it was fairly apparent that it was going to be a second yellow,” Van Dijk advised Sky Sports activities.

“Clearly I believe it was fairly clear. It was no coincidence {that a} minute later he scores the winner.

“He [Attwell] made a mistake for my part and I advised him that. It was fairly apparent I believe and everybody on the sidelines knew it was imagined to be a yellow.

“There’s a linesman there, a fourth official. There’s VAR there and a referee, and he doesn’t get a second yellow. I’m not saying that is the explanation we misplaced immediately, nevertheless it was a giant second within the sport.”

Ange Postegolou saluted the efforts of his depleted Tottenham facet after beating Liverpool 1-0 and taking a small step in the direction of ending a 16-year trophy drought.

“Yeah, very proud. Once more, we needed to cope with some adversity tonight. We began the sport very well I assumed. Then clearly we lose Rodrigo, and in the best way it occurred, it was fairly distressing.

“Once more, we needed to compose ourselves and cope with that and re-organise. Tremendous pleased with the gamers. I’ve been all alongside.

“It hasn’t been by way of the need of attempting that our outcomes haven’t been nearly as good, it’s definitely not been on them, it’s simply that we haven’t been in a position to get the consistency to get the outcomes that we’d like. Simply proud that they really feel good tonight, that they get the rewards of their onerous work.

“We haven’t achieved something, however I believe simply that feeling of getting a victory in opposition to a prime opponent in a giant sport, actually happy for everybody.”

Arne Slot on Lucas Bergvall’s controversial objective:

“When he didn’t give the second yellow, I didn’t suppose anybody would suppose it will have such a huge impact 30 seconds later.

“I believe the referee was most likely additionally like, is that this occurring? For him, it was additionally removed from excellent. I’m 99.9 per cent positive that’s what he thinks as a result of I can’t look in his head and he didn’t say how he felt.

“It was objective. Let that be clear, ball in behind, reduce cross and Bergvall stayed calm to attain and completed it off. I don’t suppose you have an interest in that however the second earlier than.”

It’s a bit untimely to say this was an evening when Tottenham’s younger staff got here of age, however this 1-0 victory over Liverpool was a formidable present of maturity after they most wanted it.

An 18-year-old Lucas Bergvall appropriately settled it, crowning the nice work of fellow teenager Archie Grey. Ange Postecoglou couldn’t be extra effusive afterwards, and that’s comprehensible. It would nicely save Tottenham’s season, simply as Liverpool’s has a slight sense of lag. The Premier League leaders had been nonetheless very energised concerning the controversial Bergvall objective that received this Carabao Cup semi-final first leg, with complaints that the goalscorer ought to have had a second reserving, finally seeing Arne Slot unusually lose his cool.

Rodrigo Bentancur has posted a optimistic replace from hospital after the Tottenham midfielder was compelled off the pitch through the Carabao Cup semi-final with Liverpool with a suspected head harm.

Bentancur was stretchered off the pitch and brought to hospital along with his supervisor Ange Postecoglou confirming that he was aware regardless of the “worrying” incident.

And the Uruguay later confirmed that he was nicely in a submit on his Instagram story, accompanied with an image of him in hospital, after Tottenham beat Liverpool 1-0.

The already-booked Bergvall averted a second yellow card for a late sort out on Kostas Tsimikas because the Reds counter-attacked within the 84th minute.

Slot and his Liverpool gamers minimize annoyed figures, however their fury elevated inside 120 seconds when Bergvall rifled residence from Dominic Solanke’s lay-off to earn injury-hit Spurs a valuable 1-0 victory forward of subsequent month’s second leg at Anfield.

Ange Postecoglou requested why VAR just isn’t being questioned extra by the English public after Stuart Attwell’s historic public announcement throughout Tottenham’s Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg win over Liverpool.

Lucas Bergvall’s 86th-minute winner earned Spurs a 1-0 win of their residence tie forward of subsequent month’s return leg at Anfield.

However that they had earlier been denied an opener when Dominic Solanke’s strike was dominated out after VAR had checked for offside.

“It was my sister as a result of yesterday I obtained to know there’s a risk of me being in objective immediately so I referred to as them instantly, my sister got here, her boyfriend, my mother and father, I used to be so completely happy to have them right here on such a particular night time.

“That was him [his dad, a former goalkeeper, shown in the stands] I hope he’s proud. The entire household, my grandfather was additionally a goalkeeper, he was watching as nicely. I hope they’re all completely happy.”

“I’d say I’m a giant dreamer, I at all times make my very own visions of the longer term. Most likely this dream I’ve by no means dreamt this one yeah, superb.

“I’m actually completely happy for the entire membership. I got here three days in the past, all the pieces labored so good, all of the individuals are variety. I’m so completely happy for them and the entire staff however that is simply the primary leg.”

The Tottenham boss additionally gave his ideas on Antonin Kinsky’s debut, Dominic Solanke and what he considered the VAR announcement.

Postecoglou stated: “That may be a huge event for a younger man [Antonin Kinsky making his debut]. He dealt with himself outstandingly.”

On Dominic Solanke he added: “I don’t know the place he will get the vitality from. He retains soldiering on. An unbelievable end, I assumed we deserved it on the night time. We deserved the victory and actually happy the gamers get rewards.

”If folks suppose that announcement [of VAR’s decision to rule out Solanke’s goal] added something to the sport tonight then I’m sorry. It was once you place your flag up and the sport goes on, however anyway.”