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,

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.

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