Ange Postecoglou praised Tottenham Hotspur’s players reaction to the “adversity” of a worrying injury to their team-mate Rodrigo Bentancur. The Uruguayan midfielder was stretched off with an oxygen mask on after suffering a head injury in the eighth minute of the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Liverpool,

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was conscious and under observation in hospital after suffering a freak injury early on in his side's League Cup semi-final first-leg victory over Liverpool on Wednesday.

Tottenham Hotspur ended their four-game winless run on Wednesday evening by beating Liverpool 1-0 in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final. Ange Postecoglou’s side put in a solid performance against Liverpool and they carry an advantage into the second leg of the tie at Anfield at the start of February.