‘Federico Chiesa to be sold by Liverpool’ – Fans rage at ‘shock’
Liverpool attacker Federico Chiesa failed to impress after being handed a rare start in his side’s FA Cup defeat against Plymouth Argyle.
The Italy international was named in the front three alongside Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota as the Merseysiders fell to a 1-0 defeat at Home Park.
It was a relatively quiet first half in terms of goalmouth action, with the two sides going in 0-0 at half-time.
Harvey Elliott gave away a penalty on 53 minutes after he was adjudged to have handled the ball above his head inside the box.
Former PGMOL chief and ex-FIFA official Keith Hackett told Football Insider referee Sam Barrott was correct to award the penalty against Liverpool.
Ryan Hardie stepped up to score the resulting spot-kick after sending Caoimhin Kelleher the wrong way.
Liverpool struggled to muster many chances after going behind and were unable to find an equaliser to keep their FA Cup hopes alive.
Despite being relatively quiet in the opening 80 minutes, Plymouth goalkeeper Conor Hazard pulled off some fine saves in the dying minutes to secure his side the victory.
Liverpool fans rage at ‘shocking’ Federico Chiesa in Plymouth defeat
Liverpool fans were less than impressed by Chiesa’s performance throughout the afternoon at Home Park.
The 27-year-old was awarded a 6.2 rating by SofaScore – the lowest of any Liverpool player – after having little impact on the game.
The attacker was successful with just one of his 10 attempted dribbles, won just four of his 17 duels and lost possession 29 times for his side.
Liverpool fans have called for the club to sell Chiesa after his “shocking” display against Plymouth.
Federico Chiesa failed to impress on third Liverpool start
Chiesa has featured just 10 times for Liverpool since making his £12.5million move from Juventus in the summer.
The defeat against Plymouth was just his third start of the season, with his only goal for the club coming in the FA Cup third-round victory over Accrington Stanley.
Liverpool fans called for the club to accept an offer for Elliott after giving away the penalty.
Slot’s side will face Everton for the final time at Goodison Park on Wednesday (12 February), where they will be looking to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table to nine points.
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