For the fourth of their past five home FA Cup games, Liverpool played out a dull 0-0 draw.
Jurgen Klopp shuffled the pack and played the youngest starting 11 of any Liverpool side in history – with an average age of 21 years and 296 days.
The eccentric German was accused of both disrespecting the competition and praised for giving some unknown youngsters a chance to impress.
The League Two side were solid in defence and ground out an insipid draw that will see the Reds travel to Plymouth for a replay.
And, naturally, spectators posted their hot-takes on Twitter.
Liverpool 0-0 Plymouth. What a brilliant game of football that was. The FA Cup just gets better and better.
— Boring James Milner (@BoringMilner) January 8, 2017
Highlights of Liverpool v Plymouth… pic.twitter.com/yS7ABwUQ8x
— TheODDSbible (@TheOddsBible) January 8, 2017
Firmino and Lallana on for Liverpool. Operation: You Better Not Let This Go To A F*cking Replay being launched by Jurgen Klopp.
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) January 8, 2017
Lucas Leiva talking to the Liverpool team pic.twitter.com/EbDXava2ke
— Kev-Maxi?? (@FussballKevMaxi) January 8, 2017
Liverpool's starting XI today is conclusive proof that the #FACup as a meaningful competition is dead.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 8, 2017
Liverpool can field their youngest ever team, and disrespect the FA Cup, but it's meaningless when they can't beat Plymouth at Anfield.
— Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) January 8, 2017
Speaking after the game, Klopp said he had no regrets about his selection choices and was looking forward to his trip to the south coast.
He said: “Now we go to Plymouth for the first time in my life, so it’s all good.”
All good indeed, Jurgen.
