Spurs gain the upper hand for return trip to Anfield next month
Tottenham Hotspur's goalscorer Lucas Bergvall celebrates after the final whistle against Liverpool. Photograph: Adam Davy/PAfeared it was going to be a story about a fresh take on VAR pain. There were 77 minutes on the clock, this Carabao Cup semi-final had finally started to bubble and Dominic Solanke thought he had put Spurs in front.
But now there Bergvall was, time almost up, striding on to a cutback from Solanke to lash past Alisson. The stadium descended into bedlam. For Liverpool, there were recriminations, a rare bump in the road under Postecoglou had started with Rodrigo Bentancur and Yves Bissouma in front of the back four but he was forced to change in the early running. It was not immediately clear what had happened to Bentancur after Son Heung-min returned a Spurs corner into the danger area and Radu Dragusin drew a smart save out of Alisson.
The responsibility on Bissouma was huge and he played it fast and loose, picking up a first-half booking after finding himself on the wrong side of Diogo Jota. Chances were at a premium before the break. Son crossed for Dominic Solanke on 22 minutes but the centre-forward could not get the back-heel to work. Solanke might have been offside.
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