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Liverpool have to brush themselves down quickly and look forward after a bruising defeat to Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup.

The Reds had little excuse for a turgid display which dumped them out of the cup in the fourth round at Home Park.

It was always going to be a tricky game for Liverpool, so far from home in front of a fervent Plymouth support.

But the task was made even more difficult by the Liverpool squad Arne Slot chose to take down to Devon.

Nevertheless, there should really have been enough quality out on the pitch for the Reds to get the job done against the Pilgrims.

And after Chiesa turned in a poor display, former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol has added his voice to chorus of boos.

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Chiesa was part of a front three which really should have been good enough to break the Plymouth back line on Sunday.

But along with Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota, the Italian never really looked like causing the home team a problem.

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We’d argue that at least Chiesa kept on plugging away.

Speaking on ESPN FC, the Liverpool legend insisted that after watching what the former Juventus man served up, Slot will be hoping he doesn’t need to count on him for the rest of the season.

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“You know the biggest disappointment today?

“The guy’s got a European winner’s medal!” Nicol added, incredulously.

If you’re Slot you’ll be lying in bed thinking ‘I hope I don’t need him.'”

Nicol is never one to mince his words when it comes to Liverpool and plenty of supporters will reflect that his jibes at Chiesa are fair enough on the back of a poor performance.

Certainly, the statistics don’t paint a pretty picture for the forward.

Having attempted 10 dribbles over the course of the game, Chiesa was successful in only one, for example.

Accurate PassesChances CreatedShot AccuracySuccessful DribblesAccurate CrossesFederico Chiesa vs Plymouth19/2910/11/101/4

Nevertheless, it does seem slightly unfair to throw the No.14 under the bus on what was only his third start for Liverpool.

He was far from the only one under-par at Plymouth and given he had James McConnell and then Isaac Mabaya playing behind him, Chiesa also had little help from his full-back on the day.

In the end, it’s 90 more minutes in the legs of a player who is still getting up to speed.