Ange Postecoglou 'confirms' Rodrigo Bentancur injury after Spurs midfielder stretchered off vs Liverpool

Ange Postecoglou provided an update on Rodrigo Bentancur's injury after the midfielder was stretchered off during last night's Carabao Cup semi-final clash between Liverpool and Spurs.

In the seventh minute of Wednesday's game, Bentancur made an attempt to head the ball towards goal after a corner was swung in but moments later, he missed and landed face-first on the ground.

The 27-year-old required extensive treatment and, after medics worked on the pitch for nine minutes, Bentancur was stretchered off the field and taken down the tunnel.

It later emerged that Bentancur was conscious, talking and would make the trip to hospital for further checks.

Speaking in his post-match interview, Postecoglou provided a brief update on Bentancur's condition.

"There's nothing too detailed (at this stage). He was conscious when he came off the field and he’s been taken to hospital for some observations so we’re hoping he’ll be okay," he said.

"It was pretty distressing at the time, seeing him go down like that, for the players. Dealing with adversity, these players just compose themselves and responded to it really well."

Later on, in his post-match press conference, Postecoglou suggested that Bentancur picked up "some sort of head injury" during Wednesday night's game.

Bentancur also suffered a head injury in August last year following a clash of heads with Leicester winger Abdul Fatawu.

"I don't want to speculate. It was some sort of head injury," Postecoglou added. "It was bad enough for his teammates to worry about him."

Spurs teammate Pedro Pedro immediately alerted referee Stuart Attwell about the incident and signalled for medics to enter the pitch as Sky Sports cameras cut away from the worrying scene.

Bentancur was forced off in the early stages of Wednesday's game. Image credit: Getty

Shortly after midnight, Bentancur posted a health update as he sat alongside long-term partner Melany La Banca.

Taking to his Instagram story, the 27-year-old midfielder wrote: "All good, guys! Thank you for the messages!!! Congratulations for the victory boys!!!"

Bentancur, who recently returned to action after serving a seven-match ban, has made 19 appearances for Spurs so far this season, scoring once.

Spurs will face Liverpool in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final clash on February 6.