FA Cup: Liverpool knocked out by Wolves
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Mohamed Salah of Liverpool competes with Willy Boly and Conor Coady of Wolverhampton Wanderers during the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool at Molineux
Premier League leaders Liverpool have been knocked out of the FA Cup by Wolves at Molineux.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side were 2-1 winners, with goals from Raul Jimenez and Ruben Neves.
Wolves will now be away to either Shrewsbury or Stoke in the fourth round.
The draw for the fourth round includes Arsenal versus Manchester United. The last remaining non-league team, Barnet, have been drawn at home to Brentford.
Jurgen Klopp manager of Liverpool and Fabinho of Liverpool applaud after their 2-1 defeat
The Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said his side underperformed.
Klopp made nine changes to the side, with Lovren one of only two players to retain their place.
However, the Croatian suffered a hamstring injury after just six minutes and was replaced by 16-year-old Ki-Jana Hoever.
Goals from Wolverhampton Wanderers' Raul Jimenez and Ruben Neves either side of half-time sent them into round four.
Wolverhampton Wanderers' Ruben Neves celebrates scoring his side's second goal of the game
Without Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane starting, Liverpool were struggling.
Klopp sent on Salah and Firmino for the final 20 minutes, but even they failed to spark a comeback.
The Liverpool coach defended his selection, as he didn't want to risk injury for his top stars.
- Published7 January 2019
- Published7 January 2019
- Published8 January 2019
