After losing 0-1 in the first leg of the English League Cup semi-final, Liverpool welcomed Tottenham to Anfield in the early morning of February 7 (Vietnam time) in the second leg. With a lively atmosphere, the two teams had a fierce and tense start at Anfield.
After a few minutes of probing, The Kop began to increase the pressure. In the 34th minute, from a pass from Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo finished with a difficult shot to open the score for the home team.
Things went from bad to worse for Spurs late in the first half when Richarlison was forced off with an injury, allowing January signing Mathys Tel to make his debut for the club.
After the break, Liverpool continued to dominate and got a penalty in the 50th minute when Darwin Nunez was fouled by Antonin Kinsky in the box. From the 11m mark, Salah fired the ball into the top corner and gave the away team's goalkeeper no chance to save.
In the 75th minute, Conor Bradley passed the ball to Szoboszlai to score a beautiful goal to increase the score to 3-0. Tottenham tried to respond with Son Heung-min hitting the crossbar from a tight angle, but was unlucky to score.
Spurs were too inferior to their opponents, not having a single shot on target throughout the match. In the 80th minute, Van Dijk jumped high to head the ball from a corner kick, sealing a 4-0 victory for the Anfield team.
In the end, Liverpool won 4-1 on aggregate to reach the final of the English League Cup for the second consecutive season. Coach Arne Slot and his team will defend the title in the final match at Wembley on March 16.
