ANGE POSTECOGLOU referred to a little-know rule as he claimed Lucas Bergvall was correctly not sent-off against Liverpool. The 18-year-old midfielder was the hero for Tottenham, scoring the winner

Virgil van Dijk called it a “quite obvious” mistake from referee Stuart Attwell, but Postecoglou claimed after the match that the rules had been correctly applied. “The rule is - and we’ve been told for quite a while now - that if advantage gets played, as long as it’s not a cynical tackle the yellow card does not [get shown],” he told Sky Sports.

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.

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