Rodrigo Bentancur shares update on his health after bizarre head injury during Liverpool game in EFL Cup

Only six minutes into Wednesday's first leg of Tottenham's Carabao Cup semi-final matchup with Liverpool, midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was carried out on a stretcher. The Uruguayan international strained to head a ball from a corner before falling. Later in the hospital, he got stable and shared his health update through social media.

Before Brennan Johnson, a forward, took his place, Bentancur was treated on the field for around nine minutes and given oxygen. Rodrigo Bentancur was stretchered off the field and replaced by Brennan Johnson after receiving some oxygen on the field. Bentancur had bizarrely fallen while attempting to head the ball unmarked in the six-yard box. Bentancur has just made his comeback to the field following a seven-match domestic suspension. He was banned after making offensive remarks about Tottenham captain Son Heung-min in a Uruguayan TV interview.

He was transferred to the hospital for more examinations when it was later determined that he was conscious and speaking. In the sixth minute, 27-year-old Bentancur attempted to head a ball that had been curled in from the right. As he was being carried off the field, the crowd cheered, and Bentancur gave the Spurs bench a thumbs up.

Despite their worries for their teammate's health following a bizarre head injury in the sixth minute, Tottenham Hotspur players put on a strong display on the field and maintained a clean sheet following Lucas Bergvall's game-winning goal in the 86th minute.

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After the game, Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou spoke with Sky Sports about his worries about Rodrigo Bentancur before providing an update on the regrettable event. Following the game, Rodrigo thanked everyone for their messages and shared a photo on his Instagram account indicating that he was doing well.

Rodrigo Bentancur gives health update 

"All good, guys!" he wrote. "Thank you for the messages!!! Congratulations [for] the victory, boys!!!" The two finalists competing for the trophy this season will be decided by the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals, which will take place on February 5 and 6.

Tottenham will make their FA Cup comeback on Sunday when they travel to Tamworth, a non-league team. Before that, the club might give another update on Bentancur's condition, and Postecoglou will probably be questioned about him at a press conference held before the game later this week.