Tottenham player ratings vs Liverpool: Summer signing a 4/10 as £75m man fails to make impact

Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-15 · by Sam Tabuteau
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Summary

Tottenham Hotspur faced Liverpool in a match where the home team emerged victorious with goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo, followed by Spurs' response through Conor Gallagher’s header and Dominik Szoboszlai's late goal. Sam Tabuteau provides player ratings for Tottenham, noting that summer signing Marcos Senesi received a low score of 4 out of 10 for his jittery performance and lack of match sharpness, while Destiny Udogie was praised with a rating of 7 for his reliable presence on the left flank.
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Uncertain
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4 of 17 hedged
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Sam Tabuteau
14 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Martin Dubravka 5: Made a good save from Lewis Koumas, and there was nothing he could do about the goals.
🔮 “Maybe I’m not objective with my players, but my opinion about my players is maybe different to your opinion.
🔮 Tottenham will be without Sandro Tonali and Pedro Porro for tonight’s trip to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup, while outcast Richarlison remains frozen out after failing to secure a move away from the club.
🔮 Spurs are expected to rotate, but after successive 0-0 draws, they are in need of some momentum.
🔮 With first impressions out of the way, focus will now turn to getting minutes and making an impact in a bid to impress their parent clubs and secure a first-team future.
🔮 De Zerbi also admitted that James Maddison will not be fit enough to start, despite returning from a shoulder fracture against Everton over the weekend.
🔮 De Zerbi’s success on the south coast was short but sweet, helping the Seagulls qualify for the Europa League before disagreements over the club’s direction in the transfer market saw him leave for Marseille, a club whose volatility even De Zerbi could not stand up to. Given the relatively small sample size - he was only at the Amex Stadium for just under two seasons - the Italian left England as something of an enigma.
🔮 The attacking duo were both set to play some part against Middlesbrough, with Sage’s comments supposedly acting as a wake-up call.
🔮 Spurs have understandably been cautious with the 26-year-old, given the complicated nature of his injury, but there is hope that he will soon be available for selection.
🔮 Fernandes’ exclusion from the starting lineup prompted talk that he may have picked up an injury, with the former West Ham man having struggled for fitness since arriving in north London this summer.
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Topics

Argentine Italian Liverpool Merseysiders Spurs

Subjects

Spurs ORG · 9× Mamardashvili PERSON · 3× Conor Gallagher PERSON · 2× Liverpool GPE · 2× Lucas Bergvall PERSON · 2× Mateus Fernandes PERSON · 2× Mohammed Kudus PERSON · 2× Udogie PERSON · 2× Alexis Mac Allister PERSON · 1× Cody Gakpo PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The visitors got a goal back when Conor Gallagher headed in from close range from Mateus Fernandes’ set piece, but Dominik Szoboszlai settled the tie with a thunderous half-volley as the Merseysiders coasted into round four.
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🔮 Martin Dubravka 5: Made a good save from Lewis Koumas, and there was nothing he could do about the goals.

Claims (17 extracted, 4 hedged)

Spurs had enjoyed the better of the chances, but the hosts took the lead when Alexis Mac Allister curled home superbly from the top of the 18-yard box. asserted
Allister → enjoy → box
The home side then doubled their lead in the 54th minute as Cody Gakpo bent a right-footed shot into the far corner. asserted
Gakpo → double → corner
The visitors got a goal back when Conor Gallagher headed in from close range from Mateus Fernandes’ set piece, but Dominik Szoboszlai settled the tie with a thunderous half-volley as the Merseysiders coasted into round four. asserted
Merseysiders → get → round
Sam Tabuteau rated the Spurs players on another frustrating evening… asserted
Tabuteau → rat → evening
Martin Dubravka 5: Made a good save from Lewis Koumas, and there was nothing he could do about the goals. uncertain
he → make → goals
Archie Gray 5: Knew exactly what Gakpo was going to do yet could not stop him from doubling Liverpool’s lead. uncertain
Gakpo → know → lead
A jittery performance from the Argentine, who showed his lack of match sharpness. asserted
who → show → sharpness
He set up Spurs’ two best chances, first cutting the ball back for Lucas Bergvall before crossing to the near post for Mohammed Kudus to fire over. asserted
Kudus → set → post
On a night where Spurs’ defence creaked, the Italian remained a reliable and physical presence. asserted
Italian → creak → night
Overall commanded himself well, though, and provided some nice driving runs as Spurs enjoyed the better of the play in the first-half. asserted
Spurs → command → half
As ever, though, he found chances of his own hard to come by until a late shot was well saved by Mamardashvili. asserted
shot → find → Mamardashvili
Subs: Mateus Fernandes 7: Made an almost immediate impact when his corner was missed by Mamardashvili and headed in by Gallagher. asserted
corner → make → Gallagher
His quality in possession made a real difference. asserted
quality → make → difference
Andy Robertson 6: A warm welcome on his return to Anfield, but the scoreline certainly helped the home crowd’s sense of goodwill. asserted
scoreline → help → goodwill
A useful attacking threat but Spurs could not force an equaliser. uncertain
Spurs → force → equaliser
James Maddison 6: Gave Liverpool something to think about, but was not able to provide the finishing touch Spurs needed. asserted
Spurs → give → touch
Dominic Solanke N/A: came on to give Spurs a focal point but they could not carve out any chances for him. uncertain
they → come → him
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