English League: Liverpool routs Tottenham 4-0 to set up final against Newcastle

Liverpool will play Newcastle in the English League Cup final after routing Tottenham 40 on ThursdayA rampant performance overturned Spurs 10 lead from the first leg of the semifinal and sealed a 41 aggregate victory that keeps Arne Slots team in contention for an unprecedented quadruple of trophies in his first season in chargeWe are in one final but we have a lot to play for still said Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo who opened the scoring in the first half at Anfield We have to stay calm and focus to reach as much as possibleMohamed Salah Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk all struck after the break in a onesided semifinal second legLiverpool will play Newcastle in the final at Wembley Stadium on March 16 for the chance to retain the trophy it won last yearIt could be just the first title in what is shaping up to be a special debut season for Slot after succeeding Jurgen Klopp last yearHis team is top of the Premier League into the round of 16 in the Champions League and also in the FA CupSuch a humbling defeat for Tottenham meanwhile will likely lead to more speculation about the future of manager Ange Postecoglou with his team languishing 14th in the league and having won just four of its last 13 games in all competitionsFor the first time under Postecoglou Spurs failed to get a shot on target in a game according to stats provider OptaThe League Cup had felt like a lifeline for the Australian and the chance to lift Spurs first trophy since it won the same competition in 2008We have given up a good opportunity tonight and we cannot shy away from that Postecoglou said We were in a good position to get to the finalNobody needs to pick me up I just need to pick up the playersTottenham was overwhelmed by a Liverpool team that is sweeping aside allcomers this termGakpos firsttime finish with his right foot leveled the tie on aggregate in the 34th minute and Liverpool took complete control after the breakSalah fired a penalty high into the top corner in the 51st after Darwin Nunez was brought down by Spurs goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky in the box and Szoboszlai ended a slick Liverpool attack with a low finish in the 75thVan Dijk headed in Liverpools fourth from a corner five minutes laterThe League Cup proved to be Klopps final piece of silverware in a trophyladen reign at Liverpool with victory against Chelsea in last years final Then as now the Merseyside club was in contention for a quadruple but ended up with just one trophySlots team looks better placed to win multiple titles sitting six points clear in the leagueIts not normal to reach a final we should always be aware of that Slot saidFor Newcastle the final marks another another chance to end its 70year wait for a major domestic trophy Its last trophy was the nowdefunct InterCities Fairs Cup in 1969 and the most recent domestic title was the FA Cup in 1955Despite being bought by Saudi Arabias sovereign wealth fund in 2021 it is still waiting to end that trophy drought But a 40 aggregate victory over Liverpools closest title rival Arsenal is evidence of the threat posed by Eddie Howes team in the finalThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever