Liverpool booked their place in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup after overcoming Tottenham at Anfield, with Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai all on target.
Liverpool progressed to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with a 3-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield, on a night when Andoni Iraola was rewarded for making sweeping changes to his starting XI.
Alexis Mac Allister produced an excellent opener midway through the first half before Cody Gakpo doubled Liverpool’s advantage shortly after the interval. Conor Gallagher gave Tottenham hope and set up an uncomfortable conclusion for the hosts, but Giorgi Mamardashvili made a crucial late intervention before Dominik Szoboszlai ended the contest with a stunning long-range strike.
For a Liverpool side still searching for greater consistency at the beginning of Iraola’s tenure, progression accompanied by significant squad rotation represented a positive outcome.
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Mac Allister Delivers Again for Liverpool
With Iraola making 10 changes, Mac Allister was one of the senior figures tasked with providing Liverpool’s inexperienced side with control and quality.
He did exactly that.
There had been opportunities at both ends during an open beginning to the contest. Lucas Bergvall tested Mamardashvili before Lewis Koumas was denied by Martin Dubravka, but it was Mac Allister who…
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