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Liverpool thrash Ange's Spurs to reach League Cup final

By AAP Newswire

Feb 7, 2025

Mohamed Salah was one of four scorers as Liverpool thumped Tottenham to reach the League Cup final. -AP

Defending champions Liverpool have booked their return ticket to Wembley and a League Cup final against Newcastle United after thumping Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield.

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Arnie Slot's men won 4-0 on Thursday to register a 4-1 win on aggregate, heaping more pressure on Spurs' Australian boss Ange Postecoglou.

The favourites took the lead, to level 1-1 on aggregate against the injury-depleted visitors, when Cody Gakpo fired in a right-foot shot in the 34th minute from a Mohamed Salah cross.

Salah added his name to the scoresheet, shooting high into the net from the penalty spot in the 51st minute after Spurs goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky downed Darwin Nunez.

Dominik Szoboszlai added a third while skipper Virgil van Dijk completed the rout with a header.

Newcastle saw off Tottenham's north-London rivals Arsenal 2-0, and 4-0 on aggregate, on Wednesday to secure their second final in three years on March 16.

The final will be a first in English football for Liverpool's Dutch manager Slot, who replaced Juergen Klopp at the end of last season.

Ten-times League Cup winners Liverpool remain on course for a four-trophy haul this season, while Spurs's only hope for success in Postecoglou's second season with the club lies in the Europa League.

By AAP Newswire

Australian Associated Press