Nick: We were never in the game and were so passive throughout. Liverpool were the better team but to get beaten like that, when there was an opportunity to get to a final, is shocking. I don't think it's the manager or most of the players, but there is something wrong with the culture at Tottenham.

Liverpool host Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday in the penultimate match of this season's EFL Cup, with a spot in the final on March 16 at London's Wembley Stadium on the line. Spurs

Liverpool reached the final of the English League Cup by routing Tottenham 4-0 on Thursday and maintained its pursuit of an unprecedented quadruple of trophies. Goals from Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk at Anfield overturned Spurs' 1-0 lead from the semifinal first leg to seal a 4-1 aggregate victory.