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FA Cup stunner: Liverpool is knocked out by second-tier Plymouth in fourth round | Football News

FA Cup stunner: Liverpool is knocked out by second-tier Plymouth in fourth round | Football News

Premier League leader Liverpool was knocked out of the FA Cup by second-tier struggler Plymouth after losing 1-0 in a stunning fourth-round upset on Sunday. It ended any hopes of a quadruple of major trophies for Liverpool, which leads the Premier League by six points with a game in hand, finished top of the revamped first stage of the Champions League and has reached the English League Cup final. Ryan Hardie’s 53rd-minute penalty proved to be the winner for Plymouth, a club from the southwest of England which is in last place in the second-tier Championship and recently fired Wayne Rooney as its manager. THEY’VE DONE IT!!!@Argyle HAVE DEFIED THE ODDS. THEY’VE BEATEN @LFC 🤯#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/aK6JGKO5lW — Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) February 9, 2025 Liverpool fielded a heavily rotated lineup, without stars like Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo and Virgil van Dijk who weren’t even on the bench, but still had established internationals like Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota on the field in a frenetic ending to the game as Plymouth was forced to …

FA Cup stunner: Liverpool knocked out by second-tier Plymouth in fourth round | Football News

FA Cup stunner: Liverpool knocked out by second-tier Plymouth in fourth round | Football News

Premier League leader Liverpool was knocked out of the FA Cup by second-tier struggler Plymouth after losing 1-0 in a stunning fourth-round upset on Sunday. Plymouth Argyle’s Callum Wright, left, and Matthew Sorinola celebrate after the English FA Cup fourth round soccer match between Plymouth Argyle and Liverpool(AP) It ended any hopes of a quadruple of major trophies for Liverpool, which leads the Premier League by six points with a game in hand, finished top of the revamped first stage of the Champions League and has reached the English League Cup final. Ryan Hardie’s 53rd-minute penalty proved to be the winner for Plymouth, a club from the southwest of England which is in last place in the second-tier Championship and recently fired Wayne Rooney as its manager. “We all came here today with a dream,” Hardie said, “and we have done it.” Liverpool fielded a heavily rotated lineup, without stars like Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo and Virgil van Dijk who weren’t even on the bench, but still had established internationals like Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz …

Wayne Rooney fired as manager after 15 games at second-tier Birmingham | Football News

England great Wayne Rooney was fired as the manager of second-tier club Birmingham on Tuesday after 15 games. Birmingham City manager Wayne Rooney gestures on the touchline(AP) Rooney earned only two wins since his controversial appointment in October. Birmingham was sixth in the Championship when he started, and has fallen to 20th. Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with HT! Click here The club was taken over last summer by a company owned by American businessman Tom Wagner, and it got rid of popular coach John Eustace, who had been in charge for 15 months and steered the club away from relegation. “Birmingham City has today parted company with manager Wayne Rooney and first-team coach Carl Robinson,” the club said in a statement. “Despite their best efforts, results have not met the expectations that were made clear at the outset. Therefore, the board feels that a change in management is in the best interests of the football club.” Birmingham lost at Leeds 3-0 on Monday, and supporters called for the …