It felt inevitable even before Cody Gakpo fired Liverpool in front against Spurs. Despite the Reds heading into the game a goal down, Arne Slot's men were capable of putting in a convincing performance. Four goals later, their Wembley place was booked.

After Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk all found the back of the net to complete a rout. Ange Postecoglou, stood on the sidelines, could do nothing as the waves of attack kept coming.

Gary Neville, though, had been insistent. "I think Tottenham. I think Tottenham are going to get a draw," he boldly stated on the US version of his podcast, The Overlap. "I don’t know how they’re going to get a draw at Anfield, but I feel like it’s going to be an emotional, mad night where something happens."

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Just like when he predicted that Liverpool would fall away without Jurgen Klopp and that Manchester United would finish above Slot's men in his debut campaign in charge, Neville could not have been more wrong. Spurs couldn't lay a glove on Liverpool and Caoimhin Kelleher barely touched the ball.

"Postecoglou said earlier on in the season (that he always wins something in his second year) in charge," Neville reasoned. "I’m maybe not hanging my hat on what he’s saying entirely, but I’ve just got a feeling for Tottenham...

"I’ve got a feeling Tottenham could win the Carabao Cup this season. And I’ve got a feeling that, to be fair, they’re always going to have to come through a moment like this."

Instead, what unfolded could not have been more different: Liverpool powered past Spurs with consummate ease. Gakpo paved the way with a good finish and while the tie was level at half-time on the night, there was a clearly substantial gulf between the sides.

Liverpool, as has become the norm under Slot, pinned its opponent back. The Reds had complete control and with Kevin Danso and Ben Davies playing alongside one another for the first time at center-back and Archie Gray a makeshift right-back, the pressure inevitably told. At some point, Antonin Kinsky was going to be beaten. And then again, and again, and again.

While Neville could not bring himself to suggest that Liverpool would win even a game, let alone a trophy, it feels more and more likely that it will happen in all competitions this season. Slot's side was, once again, far superior. At some point, the former Manchester United full-back might even bring himself to admit it.