Liverpool and Tottenham had an entertaining Carabao Cup tie as the Reds held off a late Spurs surge to win 3-1 and advance to the next round.
* **Mamardashvili (6/10):** Brilliant save in the first half to keep Spurs off the board, but came off his line too early on Tottenham's goal.
* **Gomez (5/10):** Not bad in half of the work. Some nice defense, but some giveaways high up the pitch
* **Kerkez (7/10):** Brilliant tackle to stop a goal
* **Mac Allister (9/10):** Can’t do much better than a goal and an assist
* **Gakpo (6/10):** His strong play to start the season continues with a second-half goal
* **Frimpong (5/10):** Was hoping for a more explosive performance
* **Araújo (5/10):** His giveaway and subsequent card dropped the score
* **Nyoni (5/10):** Serviceable but not a huge impression
* **McConnell (6/10):** Acquitted himself pretty well. Probably earned more playing time.
* **Koumas (7/10):** Very bright moments for the youngster. Made a bid for future minutes with this performance
* **Ngumoha (7/10):** Was involved in most of the attacks before coming off
* **Jacquet (6/10)** Solid in the back
* **Szoboszlai (7/10):** Missed an easy shot, but was solid in other respects and added a stoppage time strike in the pouring rain.
* **Gravenberch (6/10):** Brought on to see off the game and did his job
* **Barcola (6/10):** Showed good pace coming off the bench
* **Isak (7/10):** Should have been awarded a penalty after a nice move in the box straight off the bench
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* **Andoni Iraola (8/10):** Was smart to start the younger players and bring on experience out of the win.
Liverpool got tested in the second half, but the Reds showed real quality in the 3-1 win. Lewis Koumas was really impressive, and Szoboszlai finished the game off with a spectacular goal. Hopefully, the strong play can carry over to the EPL play.
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