Gary Neville and Ange Postecoglou both left with egg on their face after Liverpool win

Tottenham failed to scope the Carabao Cup last aft being thumped by Liverpool astatine Anfield and that decision has near a big of radical including Gary Neville looking precise silly

Tottenham proved Gary Neville incorrect with their thumping astatine Liverpool, and they mightiness extremity up proving their ain manager incorrect too.

Ange Postecoglou's broadside saw their tally successful the Carabao Cup extremity connected Thursday evening. Despite winning the archetypal limb of the semi-final 1-0 astatine home, Spurs past slumped to a 4-0 decision astatine Anfield - Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk scoring the goals.

The decision came conscionable hours aft Neville had boldly tipped Postecoglou’s broadside to scope the final. Speaking up of kick-off, helium said: “I deliberation Tottenham [will spell through].

“I deliberation Tottenham are going to get a draw. I don’t cognize however they’re going to get a gully astatine Anfield, but I consciousness similar it’s going to beryllium an emotional, huffy nighttime wherever thing happens.

“Postecoglou said earlier connected successful the season… I’m possibly not hanging my chapeau connected what he’s saying entirely, but I’ve conscionable got a feeling Tottenham…I’ve got a feeling Tottenham could triumph the Carabao Cup this season.

“And I’ve got a feeling that, to beryllium fair, they’re ever going to person to travel done a infinitesimal similar this. It volition beryllium implicit Liverpool favourites, but I consciousness someway Tottenham are going to get a gully by hook oregon by crook.”

And portion Neville’s prediction was drastically wrong, Tottenham's dense decision besides threatens to permission brag Postecoglou looking silly. The Australian claimed earlier this play that helium “always” wins something successful his 2nd play astatine a club.

He said: "I'll close myself - I don't usually triumph things, I ever triumph things successful my 2nd year. Nothing's changed. I've said it now. I don't accidental things unless I judge them."

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As it stands, that assertion looks highly improbable to travel to fruition. With the Carabao Cup - and of people Premier League - already disconnected the array - that conscionable leaves a fewer opportunities for Spurs to assertion silverware this term.

The North London broadside look a pugnacious FA Cup gully this play arsenic they instrumentality connected Aston Villa. Spurs’ Europa League run has been a occurrence having sealed an automatic spot successful the knockout rounds but there’s inactive immoderate mode to spell earlier they tin deliberation astir lifting that trophy.

Following this weekend’s clash with Aston Villa, Spurs are backmost successful enactment adjacent play arsenic they instrumentality connected chap struggling broadside Manchester United successful North London.

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