Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was conscious and under observation in hospital after suffering a freak injury early on in his side's League Cup semi-final first-leg victory over Liverpool on Wednesday.

Ange Postecoglou praised Tottenham Hotspur’s players reaction to the “adversity” of a worrying injury to their team-mate Rodrigo Bentancur. The Uruguayan midfielder was stretched off with an oxygen mask on after suffering a head injury in the eighth minute of the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Liverpool,

The Uruguayan was stretchered off the pitch for the second time this season, the first being after a head injury in August

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was “conscious” after being carried off on a stretcher in the 14th minute of a match against Liverpool in the English League Cup semifinals on Wednesday after falling to the ground at a corner.

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been carried off on a stretcher in the 14th minute of the match against Liverpool in the English League Cup semifinals after falling to the ground at a corne

Tottenham said Rodrigo Bentancur was "conscious" after the Uruguay midfielder was taken to hospital following his concerning injury in Wednesday's League Cup semi-final first leg against Liverpool.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was carried off on a stretcher in the 14th minute of his team's Carabao Cup semifinal against Liverpool on Wednesday after falling to the ground at a corner.

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur is taken off on a stretcher just six minutes into Wednesday's Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Liverpool.