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.

Rodrigo Bentancur suffered a scary head injury early in the match between Tottenham and Liverpool on Wednesday, but it seems as if the worst fears have been allayed.

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

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

Tottenham have confirmed Rodrigo Bentancur is conscious and talking again after a nasty fall in the side’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg with Liverpool. Bentancur fell awkwardly while stretching to get his head on a Spurs corner in only the sixth minute of play,

Rodrigo Bentancur received treatment for several minutes after going down in Liverpool's penalty area with no other players around him during the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg

Rodrigo Bentancur was stretchered off with oxygen support after he stayed down following an awkward fall in Tottenham's cup clash with Liverpool.