Gakpo calls for continued momentum to achieve goals

In the second leg of the 2024/25 English League Cup semi-final, Liverpool defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 with goals from Gakpo, Salah, Soboslai and Van Dijk, and successfully advanced to the final. Gakpo said that the team must maintain stability and momentum in order to achieve its goals.

In the 34th minute, Salah made a cross from the penalty area, and Gakpo scored directly, helping Liverpool take the lead 1-0 and the total score became 1-1. In the 49th minute of the second half, Nunez was knocked down by Tottenham goalkeeper Kinski, and Liverpool was awarded a penalty. Subsequently, Salah took the penalty kick and scored, helping Liverpool to overtake 2-0.

In the 75th minute, Soboslai received Connor Bradley's diagonal pass and pushed the ball into the goal, helping Liverpool continue to lead Tottenham Hotspur 3-0. In the 80th minute, McAllister took a corner kick and Van Dijk scored with a header, helping Liverpool further expand their lead to 4-0.

In the end, Liverpool defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 on aggregate at Anfield and successfully advanced to the final, where they will face Newcastle.

"We are on the right track, we have to take it game by game and stay consistent," said 25-year-old Liverpool striker Gakpo. "We have done a great job and made it to the final. But we still have many games to play and we need to stay calm and focus on achieving more goals."

When asked about how the team achieved the comeback, Gakpo shared, “I think the atmosphere in the stadium helped us a lot. We knew we needed to come back from a 0-1 deficit, so we tried to create as many chances as possible. With the overall strength of the team, we knew we would have good chances to score and we hoped to seize them. Everything happened as we wished. I think the whole team played a great game and finally won a great victory.”

"We are in a good rhythm at the moment but we have to keep it up. Everyone knows that football requires consistency and we have to continue this momentum."