Arne Slot makes his feelings clear on what Liverpool fans did in the 60th minute against Tottenham

Arne Slot has made his feelings clear on what Liverpool fans did during the 60th minute of their side's Carabao Cup semi-final first leg defeat to Tottenham on Wednesday.

The Reds lost 1-0 thanks to Lucas Bergvall's 86th-minute strike past Alisson - though Liverpool players argued he shouldn't have been on the pitch at that stage and deserved a second yellow card for a foul on Kostas Tsimikas.

The defeat was Liverpool's first since their 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest on September 14, an indication of how incredible their season has been so far under Slot.

In the 60th minute, the Dutchman decided to bring on Trent Alexander-Arnold, amid constant speculation over the right-back's future.

His contract expires in the summer and Real Madrid saw a bid rejected to sign him in January for a fee believed to be as high as £20 million.

Reds fans quickly shouted a rendition of 'The Scouser in our team' chant which is regularly sung at the 26-year-old.

In response to hearing the chant and Alexander-Arnold's performances, Slot told Liverpool's official website: "Trent has had one difficult game for us, and maybe a few that were OK to good. Mainly he has had great games when he played for us this season.

"I know there is a lot of focus on him at the moment, but I would also like to highlight the focus on how well he did when he came in for the last half hour [at Tottenham], and how our fans reacted on him.

"That is what pleased me even more during that game!"

Trent Alexander-Arnold pictured after Liverpool's 1-0 defeat to Tottenham in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg (Image: Getty)

It will be back-to-back cup games for the Premier League leaders this weekend as they host League Two side Accrington Stanley at Anfield.

Stanley, whose long-serving former manager John Coleman was born in Kirkby - where Liverpool's current training ground is based - have found some form in recent weeks after a tough start to the season under new boss John Doolan.

Stanley forward Josh Woods is a Liverpool fan who went to Wembley to watch their Carabao Cup final victory over Chelsea last year, although he missed the entire match after many supporters suffered delays in getting into the stands due to ticket issues.

He told BBC Sport: "When I go and watch Liverpool I always think to myself, 'I'd love to play at Anfield one day'.

"Now it's about to happen. Dreams do come true."