Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has described his team's shock FA Cup exit at the hands of Plymouth Argyle as "unacceptable."

And while the squad players let themselves down at Plymouth, Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch and Mo Salah stayed on Merseyside and got a much-needed rest. If Liverpool beat Everton, it will have been the right decision.

Premier League leader Liverpool has been knocked out of the FA Cup by second-tier struggler Plymouth after losing 1-0 in a stunning fourth-round upset.