Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham: Spurs defeated as Reds advance in Carabao Cup

Roberto De Zerbi’s side arrived on Merseyside for their third-round encounter having not scored a single goal against Premier League opposition all season, and they remain winless against top-flight opponents too. Alexis Mac Allister stroked the hosts in front before Cody Gakpo lasered in a second in the second half. Spurs had had chances to break their duck and get the monkey off their backs, with Mohammed Kudus and Lucas Bergvall both spurning good chances to score in the opening 45 minutes. Screamer: Dominik SzoboszlaiPAConor Gallagher halved the deficit late on to do just that, but Dominik Szoboszlai killed off any hope of a Spurs fightback with a screamer that sent Andoni Iraola’s men into the fourth round. That wasn’t before Giorgi Mamardashvili had made a stunning save to deny Omar Marmoush late on, with the Egypt international, on loan from Manchester City, looking for the far corner before the Georgian stretched his long torso and got a glove to it. It is another game without a win against a fellow Premier League rival for De Zerbi and his side, as the pressure intensifies on the Italian, after a summer spend of over £300million on new recruits. Read MoreLiverpool will find out their fourth-round opponents on Wednesday, and this weekend, Iraola’s side will take on Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, with the Spaniard returning to his old employers for the first time since leaving them earlier this year. As for Spurs, it is back to home action, where they face fellow strugglers Aston Villa at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.