Jamie Redknapp has issued a brutal verdict of Tottenham captain Son Heung-min after the 4-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup. Spurs headed into the second leg with a one-goal advantage but that lead was comfortably wiped out at Anfield.

Cody Gakpo calmed any nerves just beyond the half hour mark as he volleyed home to level the tie on aggregate. Mohamed Salah then put the Reds in front from the penalty spot soon after half time with goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk adding to the victory.

The Lilywhites barely laid a glove on their opponents with Caoimhin Kelleher not required to make one save. He did see a Son effort strike the crossbar but Spurs struggled to get up the pitch following Richarlison's early withdrawal due to injury.

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Having put in such a disappointing display, Jamie Redknapp held absolutely nothing back in his post-match assessment. "From Tottenham's perspective, I cannot remember a team in my lifetime go down with less of a fight than they did tonight," he said on Sky Sports.

"Not having one shot on target in the semi-final second-leg, when you're trying to change the course of your history - I feel sorry for those young players. I think Djed Spence played 14 different positions, I've never seen anything like it.

"When you've got young players you're meant to help them. Archie Gray and Bergvall, they're trying their best but the senior players, I'd be looking at them to lead you to make sure you set the right tempo, they didn't do that. There's been some right lows this season, Palace, Everton, but that today, that scoreline, just horrendous."

As Redknapp mentions, Spurs did not have one shot on target but one of their five efforts on goal came through Son when he struck the frame of the goal. Despite that, the South Korea international struggled to impact proceedings and on a night when Spurs needed leaders, Redknapp made his feelings perfectly clear.

"I just don't see him as a captain," he admitted when discussing Son. Following the departure of Harry Kane, he was named club captain by Postecoglou and while he does show leadership in different ways, he has never really been a vocal presence on the pitch.

However, as one of Tottenham's longest-serving players, it certainly made sense for him to become skipper. Just last weekend, Son put in an excellent performance against Brentford, but has been the story of Tottenham's season, inconsistency has ultimately cost them.