GAKPO THE CODE BREAKER

Dutchman's goal crushes Spurs resolve

-  JEREMY CROSS

ARNE'S SLOT machine continues to provide huge dividends to Liverpool.

And it might just end up providing them with football's equivalent of the jackpot.

Tottenham were the latest team to pay the price for attempting to stop the relentless charge of Slot's men towards a Quadruple.

In one of the most predictable outcomes of the season, Liverpool overcame a 1-0 deficit with ease to seal a place in next month's Carabao Cup final against Newcastle.

And make sure that Spurs' long wait for a trophy goes on a little longer.

Goals from Cody Gakpo, Mo Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk saw Liverpool cruise through 4-1 on aggregate.

But the scoreline still flattered a Spurs team who were second best from start to finish and never looked capable of upsetting the odds.

This might have been a semi-final between two top-flight teams, but these rivals couldn't have been much further apart.