Teenage striker Lucas Bergvall scored a late winner as Spurs kept its hopes of a maiden trophy under Ange Postecoglou alive with a 1-0 League Cup semifinal first leg win over Liverpool.

Lucas Bergvall's first goal for Tottenham gave them a 1-0 lead over Liverpool, with the second leg still to come next month.

Lucas Bergvall earned Tottenham a slim lead over Liverpool in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. A match lacking in talking points will be overshadowed by the injury to Rodrigo Bentancur who collapsed in the early stages of the first half and needed to be subbed off the pitch and taken to hospital.

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.

Long gap between first and second legs of Carabao Cup tie could benefit Spurs if their walking wounded avoid a heavy defeat at home

Ange Postecoglou praised the unbelievable performance of Djed Spence and Tottenham’s other young players after their 1-0 Carabao Cup win over Liverpool. Having been thumped 6-3 in the Premier League when the two sides met just before Christmas,