Tottenham’s £366m summer rebuild has yet to shift the mood around the club, with Roberto De Zerbi’s side still without a Premier League goal and out of the League Cup after a 3-1 defeat at Liverpool.
Why it landed this week
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Liverpool
- Roberto De Zerbi
- Andoni Iraola
- Alexis Mac Allister
- Cody Gakpo
- Conor Gallagher
Spurs only just stayed up last season and now sit fourth from bottom after a costly transfer window that has brought little immediate lift. The lack of a league goal is becoming an awkward statistic, and the cup offered no shelter.
Liverpool, managed by Andoni Iraola, were ahead after 21 minutes. Alexis Mac Allister arrived onto a loose ball on the edge of the area and drove a right-footed effort into the top corner.
Iraola began with Giorgi Mamardashvili and Ronald Araujo, used in the centre of defence, while Víctor Muñoz remained among the substitutes.
The home side doubled their advantage nine minutes into the second half after a lengthy passing move. Mac Allister supplied Cody Gakpo, who finished across goal with his right foot. The Dutch forward’s return now stands at two goals and three assists.
Tottenham briefly found a route back in on 69 minutes. Conor Gallagher won a corner and then met Mateus Fernandes’ delivery with a header to reduce the deficit.
There was no late rescue. In the first minute of stoppage time, Liverpool’s Hungarian midfielder took Gakpo’s pass on his chest before unleashing a 35-metre strike that Martin Dúbravka could not reach.
For Spurs, the immediate concern is not merely a cup exit but a side still waiting for its attacking investment to show on the pitch.
SEO title: Tottenham’s £366m rebuild falters after Liverpool League Cup defeat
SEO description: Tottenham remain without a Premier League goal and have been knocked out of the League Cup by Liverpool, despite a £366m summer spending spree.
