Second division team throws team from slot out
Blamage for FC Liverpool in the FA Cup
09.02.2025 – 7:36 pmReading time: 2 min.
The Liverpool FC had certainly imagined it differently. The team of coach Arne Slot flew from the FA Cup in the second division club Plyyle.
FC Liverpool has experienced a nasty surprise in the FA Cup. The league leader of the Premier League failed in the fourth round with 0-1 at the second division Plymouth Argyle and thus missed the entry into the round of 16. Ryan Hardie scored the decisive goal in the 52nd minute by penalty. This was preceded by a handball by Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott. The goal scorer said after the game: “Today we all came here with a dream and he fulfilled.”
Liverpool waived some top performers such as Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo. With a B-Elf on the square, the guests lacked punch in the first half. Despite clear superiority in possession of the ball, the team of coach Arne Slot hardly came to dangerous degrees. Plymouth held against it and was rewarded for the courageous appearance.
After the embarrassment, Slot said: “We didn’t have a particularly good day. A result like this is the result.” Then the “Reds” coach explained: “I cannot say that the boys did not fight. Both teams hardly played out a chance and then there was a penalty. In a game like this it depends on a moment. This matters. Moment belonged to them and they deserve it. “
In the final phase, Liverpool tried everything again, but was unsuccessful. For the club, the first year after Jürgen Klopp, the chance of the first title is gone at an early stage.