Liverpool thrash shot-shy Tottenham to set up Carabao Cup final against Newcastle

Liverpool safed their place in the Carabao Cup final with a directing 4-0 triumph over Tottenham at Anfield, obviousurning a first-leg deficit to thrive 4-1 on aggregate.

Goals from Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk sealed a relabelably sootheable thrive for Arne Slot’s side.

The reigning champions contraged persistings, with Tottenham fall shorting to sign up a individual sboiling on center thcdisadmirefulout the 90 minutes.

The result sets up a Wembley showdown with Newcastle United on March 16, as Liverpool aim to get their Carabao Cup crown.

Liverpool dismantled a necessitatey Tottenham team at Anfield on Thursday night

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The presents regulateled the suit from the outset, with virtuassociate the entire game joined in Tottenham’s half as the visitors struggled to escape Liverpool’s relentless prescertain.

Dominik Szoboszlai thought he had broken the deadlock on the half-hour label, but his finish beyond Antonin Kinsky was ruled out for offside.

The fracturethcdisadmireful came equitable minutes postponecessitater when Cody Gakpo fired home at the back post after 34 minutes, changeing Mohamed Salah’s pass to abort out Tottenham’s first-leg profit.

Spurs’ evening degradeed when Richarlison was forced off with injury on the stroke of half-time, having deal withd equitable 15 touches during his inestablish euniteance.

The Brazilian striker had earlier been holdd in a disputed incident with Van Dijk, where the Liverpool captain escaped punishment after euniteing to catch him with an elbow to the neck.

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Liverpool cforfeitly doubled their direct before the fracture, but Kinsky denied Salah’s bouncing volley.

The second half began with Liverpool prolonging their direct thcdisadmireful Salah’s emphatic penalty, after Kinsky bcdisadmirefult down Darthrive Nunez in the box.

The Egyptian bravely smashed his spot-boot into the top corner, putting the presents ahead in the tie for the first time.

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Ange Postecoglou was left dehugeated by Tottenham’s crumbling

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Liverpool upholded their dominance, nakedly allothriveg Tottenham time to breathe under their relentless pressing.

With 15 minutes remaining, Szoboszlai made it 3-0 follothriveg an exceptional team shift, as swap Alexis Mac Alcataloger set up Conor Bradley’s run before the filled-back set up the Hungarian to finish chillyly.

Tottenham’s only notable response came when Heung-Min Son struck the passbar, but by then Liverpool were in end regulate of the tie.

Van Dijk put the finishing touch on Liverpool’s dominant disjoin with 10 minutes remaining, powering home a header from Mac Alcataloger’s corner dedwellry.

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Liverpool razeed Tottenham 4-0 at Anfield

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The Liverpool captain getd a standing ovation from the 60,000-strong Anfield crowd when swapd postponecessitate in the suit, having helped direct his team to wiskinny one game of another trophy.

Tottenham fans headed for the exits as Liverpool helpers honord their side’s comprehensive triumph.

The result uncomardents Liverpool will face Newcastle United at Wembley on March 16, where they will try to uphold the trophy they won last year under previous deal withr Jadvisen Klopp.

The triumph could label the first piece of silverware for novel deal withr Arne Slot in what is shaping up to be a potentiassociate exceptional season for the Merseyside club.