Ange Postecoglou has tended to play down the significance of the domestic cups at Tottenham, previously insisting that they were not a quick fix for the club's problems, but the head coach made no attempt to dismiss the potential impact of beating Liverpool on Thursday.

Postecoglou was asked about the France Under-21 international’s long-term future before Tottenham’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Liverpool on Thursday. “He’ll be a Tottenham player,” Postecoglou said.

Holders Liverpool booked their return ticket to Wembley and a League Cup final against Newcastle United after dashing Tottenham Hotspur's dreams 4-0, and 4-1 on aggregate, at Anfield on Thursday.

Tottenham will have Kevin Danso and Mathys Tel available for Thursday's Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at Liverpool but Ange Postecoglou has revealed Micky van de Ven is set to miss out.

Tottenham Hotspur’s capitulation to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup semi-final was savaged by Sky Sports pundits, who accused them of having less threat than Accrington Stanley last month at Anfield.

Tottenham Hotspur suffered a heavy defeat in their Carabao Cup semi-final and Ange Postecoglou's squad have come in for criticism.

Tottenham were thrashed 4-0 at Liverpool in the Carabao Cup semi-final on Thursday night, with Jamie Carragher labelling three Spurs midfielders a ‘disgrace’ for their performance. It was complete dominance for the Reds at Anfield and that translated to a one-sided scoreline thanks to goals from Cody Gakpo,