They might not have emulated their class of 1983-84 who reached the semi finals of the competition, at least not yet anyway, but Plymouth Argyle have written a new chapter in their history with their victory over Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round.
After upsetting the form book in the third round to beat Brentford at the GTEC Community Stadium, the Bees had one of the best home records in the Premier League while Argyle were yet to win on their travels, it would have taken something special to surpass that achievement, and it was.
Yes, it was a much changed Liverpool side, a side shorn of their A listers such as Mohamed Salah, Virgil Van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold etc, but the Reds still went into the tie as the overwhelming favourites. Arne Slot could still call upon Diogo Jota, Luis Diazand Federico Chiesa along with Harvey Elliott and Joe Gomez. He also had Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones in reserve.
Ryan Hardie's 54th minute penalty ultimately proved to be the difference, but a stunning rearguard display spearheaded by their back three of Maksym Talovierov, Nikola Katic and Julio Pleguezuelo, not to mention a number of top draw saves from Conor Hazard.
With two wins over Premier League clubs so far in the competition, a lot of teams would probably want to avoid the Pilgrims in the next round. Nevertheless, the attentions of new manager Miran Muslic will be switching to the Championship, as they continue their battle against relegation.
