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It was just devastating’

New Plymouth Argyle manager on fleeing from genocide in Bosnia when he was nine and the ‘fantasy’ of managing against Liverpool in the FA Cup

As the waves crash against the harbour walls of West Hoe Pier, a Grade II-listed structure beneath Plymouth’s Grand Parade, Miron Muslic’s mind turns to the sights and sounds of spring 1992 in Bihac, Bosnia.

This Sunday Muslic’s Plymouth side host Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round.



“I think the idea of the people in charge of Argyle was to protect me by putting me on a train with 2,500 of the Green Army,” he says, smiling.



He had analysed 10 games in full, dived into the data and wowed the Plymouth hierarchy with a detailed presentation during talks in London.

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Neither party could dress up the numbers: no team have conceded more goals across the top four divisions this season and Plymouth have taken 51 points from their past 51 league matches.

“All of my life I have been chasing challenges, never running away from things.”

How, then, do Plymouth prepare to host arguably the best team in the world?

I’m not saying with courage and being brave we’re going to close the gap between Argyle and Liverpool, but you can get closer and make it more competitive.