Liverpool cannot take Plymouth Argyle lightly

It is a dream tie in the FA Cup for Plymouth Argyle as Premier League leaders Liverpool are set to come to town next month.

The Pilgrims will be hoping they can go one better than the last time these two sides met in the third round eight years ago.

At Anfield Argyle held a young Liverpool side to a 0-0 draw as 9,000 members of the Green Army made the 293-mile trip to Merseyside.

It took one of the rarest of footballing feats - a Luca Leiva header - to separate the sides 1-0 in the replay at Home Park as Divock Origi had a penalty saved by Luke McCormick as the then-League Two side frustrated Jurgen Klopp's team.

Fast forward to 2025 and Argyle are bottom of the Championship and have just seen Wayne Rooney - hero of Liverpool's arch rivals Everton and Manchester United - leave his role as head coach.

It will be a first taste of FA Cup football for his replacement Miron Muslic and a first-ever away FA Cup tie for Klopp's successor Arne Slot.

Argyle may well be struggling in the league and have won just five times at Home Park in all competitions this season, but their tails will be up.

They upset Premier League opposition in the last round when they beat Brentford 1-0 and the squad will be keen to impress their new head coach.

Liverpool cannot afford to take the Pilgrims lightly in their quest to win trophies on four fronts.