Liverpool were patient and practical for as long as they had to be, before tearing Spurs apart in the second half of the League Cup semifinal second leg.

Tottenham ended their winless streak in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium.

Holders Liverpool punched their return ticket to Wembley and a League Cup final against Newcastle United after a 4-0 rout, and 4-1 aggregate victory, over a toothless Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Thursday.