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Mar 2024
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Is Gakpo a scapegoat & why is tragedy ch...

THE ATHLETIC
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Following Liverpool's 4-3 defeat in the FA Cup at Old Trafford Tony Evans is joined by James Pearce and Caoimhe O'Neill to get stuck into the latest talking points, including the form of Cody Gakpo as well as the eight arrests - including two for tragedy chanting - on Sunday.

Away from the on-pitch action, the panel also look back on Rafa Benitez's Liverpool legacy after the Spaniard was sacked by Celta Vigo last week with this summer marking 20 years since his appointment at Anfield.

Plus there's the latest injury news after Darwin Nunez withdrew from international duty with Uruguay.

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