Liverpool crash out of FA Cup at Plymouth as Arne Slot gamble backfires - 5 talking points Plymouth Argyle wrote one of the finest tales in their history book, and one of the darkest in Liverpool's, as the side bottom of the Championship beat the Premier League leaders in a famous FA Cup fourth round tie.
Ten changes were made from the side which beat Tottenham 4-0 in the Carabao Cup semi-final, but more importantly eight of those players who dropped out didn't even make the bench, with Slot opting to completely omit several stars who will start Wednesday's final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.
Having lost their way dramatically under Wayne Rooney, the arrival of new boss Miron Muslic at Argyle has clearly brought a new wave of optimism in Devon, and there are a couple of new characters in defence who will be perfect for that journey.
Ryan Hardie's penalty eight minutes into the second half - following a handball from Harvey Elliott - won the day for the Green Army, who delivered a superb rearguard display to keep out Arne Slot's much-changed side.
The word around Liverpool following the Carabao Cup semi-final win over Tottenham was that the word 'Quadruple' would be banned at the club's Kirkby base such is the difficulty - indeed, the impossibility - of pulling off such a feat.
