Liverpool are out of this year's FA Cup after falling to defeat against Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle, with Arne Slot choosing to rest many of his regular first-team players - and many Liverpool fans in the ECHO comments section are finding it hard to take the result, even if it becomes a blessing for the squad's packed schedule.

Liverpool's FA Cup campaign came to a surprisingly early end in the fourth round on Sunday when they registered a shocking 1-0 loss to Plymouth Argyle, the last-place team in the Championship. The game's lone goal came in the 53rd minute when Ryan Hardie converted a penalty after a handball was called on the Reds' Harvey Elliott.

Arne Slot gave an honest assessment of Liverpool's shock defeat at Plymouth in the FA Cup on Sunday. MORE — Plymouth 1-0 Liverpool: Reaction, highlights, analysis The Dutch coach saw his side lose 1-0 away at the team who currently sit bottom of the Championship,

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.

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has admitted to being "hurt" by his team's shock FA Cup exit but says opponents Plymouth Argyle "deserved" their 1-0 victory.