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Rodrigo Bentancur says he is 'all good' after being taken to hospital during Tottenham's win over Liverpool in the Carabao Cup.
The Spurs midfielder received treatment for over eight minutes after awkwardly going down inside the penalty area.
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Bentancur was looking to head the ball at the near post after a corner was swung in from the right.
However, he was left stricken on the turf as his teammates rushed over to him.
Play was paused at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as the club's medical staff attended to the Uruguayan and supplied him with oxygen.
After eight minutes of receiving treatment, Bentancur was stretchered off the field with fans from both clubs applauding the player off.
Tottenham said in a statement released at half time: "We can confirm Rodrigo is conscious, talking and will go to hospital for further checks."
Now, Bentacur has posted a positive update on Instagram, alongside long-term partner Melany La Blanca.
He wrote: "All good, guys! Thank you for the messages!!! Congratulations for the victory boys!!!"
When asked for the latest on Bentancur after the game, Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou told talkSPORT: "Yeah, I've obviously only got limited information, so I'm not going to sort of go too deep into it, but my understanding is he was conscious by the time we got to the dressing room.
"He was actually, you know, I sort of had a look at him when he was coming off. He was conscious then. But he's obviously been taken to hospital just to make sure everything's okay.
"But yeah, we'll just have to wait and see."
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The injury to Bentancur was a bad start to a good night for Spurs, who ran out 1-0 winners in the first leg of the semi-final thanks to a late goal from Lucas Bergvall.
Bentancur had been making his return to the Spurs starting line-up following suspension.
The 27-year-old missed Saturday's Premier League defeat to Newcastle after picking up five yellow cards.
Meanwhile, he previously served a seven-match ban earlier in the campaign.
Bentancur has made 19 appearances for Ange Postecoglou's side so far this term.
Across those matches, he has scored twice and provided an assist from midfield.
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Spurs and Liverpool are battling for a place in the final of the Carabao Cup, with the showpiece final to take place at Wembley on March 16.
The winner of the tie, with the second leg taking place at Anfield on February 6, will face either Arsenal or Newcastle in the final.
Newcastle already have one foot in the final after picking up a 2-0 win at the Emirates in the first leg of their semi-final on Tuesday.
