JOE GOMEZ looked devastated before he was forced off inside the first eight minutes of Liverpool’s fourth-round FA Cup humiliation.
Gomez had just returned from a hamstring problem to start for Liverpool, who were dumped out of the cup by Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle.
Inside the opening exchanges at Home Park, Gomez limped off and had to pass on the captain’s armband to Diogo Jota.
The England international signalled the bench after appearing to suffer from a fresh muscle problem.
The 27-year-old looked distraught as he put his head down while his team-mates consoled him.
Gomez started alongside Jarell Quansah in the middle of the backline.
Young right-back Isaac Mabaya, who has had his own fair share of injuries in the last 12 months or so, came on to replace him.
Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate did not travel with the Merseyside derby coming up this midweek.
Gomez has not long come back from a muscle injury that he sustained in Liverpool‘s 5-0 win at West Ham at the back end of 2024.
But wile Gomez’s latest setback isn’t the best news for Liverpool, nobody expected the Prem leaders to lose 1-0 to Plymouth.
Ryan Hardie’s penalty – after a Harvey Elliott handball – sent Caoimhin Kelleher the wrong way in the 53rd minute.
The Premier League leaders will rue making TEN changes and loading their bench with inexperienced kids as they deservedly crashed out of the FA Cup.
The giant-killing sparked amazing scenes from fans and players.
ITV had to apologise after a Plymouth player swore TWICE during a live interview.
Argyle defender Nikola Katic let a few f-bombs slip during his post match interview as Liverpool crashed out of the competition
Katic – who lost a tooth in the opening stages following a collision with his own team-mate – couldn’t contain his emotion.
When asked what’s like to beat Liverpool, he said: “I f****** love it”, before repeating, “I f****** love it” AGAIN immediately after.
