Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Liverpool: ‘Magical day’ for Pilgrims – vote for biggest FA Cup shock
Plymouth Argyle celebrated a “magic day” as the bottom of the championship beat Premier League leader Liverpool in the FA Cup.
Argyle, who is progressing under manager Miron Muslic, won only one league match in three months – Liverpool’s goal is four times.
However, Ryan Hardie’s free throw against the weak Reds Send a pilgrim Round 5.
Muslic told the BBC: “It’s been a magical day for us. In the most famous cup game in the world, against Liverpool, it’s already big.
“Win this game, it will always be part of this club and history, the lads deserve it.”
Plymouth is the first goal outside the Premier League, eliminating the team leading the highest flight since Wigan launched Manchester City in February 2018.
This is the first time Liverpool has been eliminated by a low-league opponent since January 1984, against Brighton.
Hardy added: “We have written about Argyle’s history. It’s the largest team in the world and it will fall in the history of the club.”
But where does it rank in the rise of the FA Cup in some historical periods? We have selected 10 classic shocks below – you can vote for the biggest shock.
