All in all, it was a hugely satisfying night for Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday as they maintained their 100% record in the Champions League and guaranteed a direct passage to the last 16, thus skipping the banana skin of a two-legged play-off round in February.

Wednesday's football transfer rumours, with updates on Victor Osimhen, Alexander Isak, Mohamed Salah, Casemiro, Jhon Duran, Viktor Gyokeres & more.

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Tottenham Hotspur have beaten Liverpool 1-0 in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Liverpool thanks to Lucas Bergvall 's first goal for the club. The opening goal came just moments after the 18-year-old perhaps should have been shown a second yellow card for a foul on Kostas Tsimikas.

Brooke, Jay Harris and Andy Jones break down the main talking points from Tottenham's 1-0 League Cup semi-final win over Liverpool

Under-pressure manager Ange Postecoglou remained confident that he can turn around Tottenham Hotspur's season despite a demoralising 3-2 loss at struggling Everton on Sunday.

Tottenham host Liverpool in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final this evening with both teams hoping to gain an advantage over the other ahead of next month’s return fixture.

The Reds look to take a step closer to defending the cup as they travel to north London for today's first leg.

Only a month ago they watched their side get battered by Liverpool, but not this time. Tottenham have now won four consecutive League Cup matches for the first time since the 2014-15 campaign.

Arsenal closed the gap on Premier League leader Liverpool to four points after a 2-1 victory over Tottenham on Wednesday. Mikel Arteta’s team took advantage of Liverpool’s draw with Nottingham Forest on Tuesday, with Leandro Trossard firing the winner in the north London derby at the Emirates Stadium.

Now, journalist Paul O’Keefe has confirmed that the Malian midfielder has suffered a “slight hamstring strain.” Tottenham are awaiting more results from scans to determine the full extent of Bissouma’s injury.