Liverpool manager Arne Slot said that the shock FA Cup loss at Plymouth Argyle "hurt," but it could help his team achieve bigger things this season.

A much-changed Liverpool were dumped out of the FA Cup by struggling second-tier side Plymouth Argyle, who pulled off a stunning 1-0 fourth round win at Home Park on Sunday that put an end to the visitors' hopes of a quadruple.

And then there were three for Liverpool… The Q-word which had underscored the run-in to the 2021/22 season and begun to surface this time last year in Jurgen Klopp’s final campaign won’t crop up for some time when discussing Arne Slot’s Reds,

Plymouth stun Premier League leaders Liverpool to reach FA Cup fifth round - It was only the fourth time the team starting the day top of the Premier League has been eliminated by a side from outside the top-flight.

Liverpool suffered a stunning FA Cup exit on Sunday in a 1-0 defeat to Championship strugglers Plymouth, while Aston Villa inflicted another damaging 2-1 defeat on Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou. - Pressure mounts on Postecoglou - Fresh from their thrashing at Anfield to exit the League Cup on Thursday,