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Plymouth Argyle, who also beat top-flight club Brentford in the previous round, progressed to the last 16 of the FA Cup courtesy of Ryan Hardie’s second-half penalty.
Premier League leaders Liverpool have been knocked out of the FA Cup by struggling Championship side Plymouth Argyle.
Arne Slot’s team were beaten 1-0 by the Devon club, who currently sit at the bottom of the Championship table four points adrift of safety.
Argyle, who also beat top-flight club Brentford in the previous round, progressed to the last 16 of the competition courtesy of Ryan Hardie’s second-half penalty.
Plymouth have only recorded one win in the Championship since early November, beating West Brom 2-1 on 1 February.
Bosnian manager Miron Muslic, who replaced Wayne Rooney in January, said he was "speechless" after the upset.
"Another chapter in Argyle’s history," he told ITV. "Showing this performance, desire and joy to defend against Liverpool, who will be on you. The lads did it fantastic today.
"A big moment and I think I will realise that when I go back to my apartment and have a moment. It’s the game we love, and those moments sometimes as coach we miss. I also want to enjoy it."
Liverpool’s dreams of winning the Quadruple are now over after the defeat. They will next play Merseyside rivals Everton on Wednesday when they can extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to nine points with a victory.
Speaking to ITV, Slot praised Plymouth and said "they deserve all the credit," and added: "We were not having a very good day. A result like this is the outcome.
"I can’t say the boys didn’t fight, both teams barely created a chance and then it was a penalty. In a game like this, it is up to one moment. That moment was for them and they deserve it."
The Liverpool manager then said: "Not easy to create especially if a team has not played together all the time.
"It hurts everyone. We were all wanting to be in this competition for as long as possible."