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Virgil van Dijk admits Liverpool's FA Cup loss hurts: 'But you shouldn't give up'
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Liverpool captain Virgil Van Dijk accused his team of giving up and apologised to fans following their FA Cup humiliation at Manchester City.
The Reds' hopes of salvaging domestic silverware from a disappointing season were crushed in a 4-0 quarter-final defeat at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
After an evenly-matched opening half-hour, the visitors capitulated after Van Dijk fouled Nico O'Reilly and Erling Haaland scored the resulting penalty.
Haaland went on to complete a hat trick as as City struck four times in a devastating 18-minute spell spanning the interval.
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Budapest or bust it is, then, for Liverpool’s hopes of silverware this season and quite possibly Arne Slot’s prospects of remaining in his job, although thoughts of this team reaching a Champions League final appear ludicrous in light of their gutless exit from the FA Cup.
A pity whistle on 90.04 from the referee, Michael Oliver, sounded an appropriate death knell for a pitiful performance by the fading Premier League champions. So much for a shot at redemption for Liverpool and Slot as a defining period of five matches in 16 days commenced in humiliating fashion.
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Second-tier Southampton have caused a huge shock by beating Premier League leaders Arsenal in the FA Cup quarter-finals after Manchester City dispatched Liverpool 4-0 thanks to a hat-trick by Erling Haaland.
Fresh off losing the English League Cup final to City before the international break, Arsenal saw another potential trophy slip from their grasp on Saturday when they conceded in the 85th minute to lose 2-1 at Southampton – a team in seventh place in the Championship.
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