We did have to question why on earth it had taken so long for Arne Slot to introduce Federico Chiesa to the fray in what was proving to be a frustrating trip to West London on Saturday.

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Liverpool cruise into the fourth round with a comfortable win over Accrington Stanley. All four goals – scored by Diogo Jota, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jayden Danns and Federico Chiesa – had a touch of class, and there was also an eye-catching debut from the 16-year-old left winger Rio Ngumoha.

Arne Slot made eight changes to his Liverpool side that beat Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup on Saturday. Jarell Quansah, Kostas Tsimikas and Diogo Jota were the only players to retain their starting berths as the Reds ran out 4-0 victors.

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Those results were: 1-3 vs Fulham (2010), 0-1 vs Middlesbrough (2017) and 1-3 vs Leeds (2023). This is the first meeting between Liverpool and Accrington Stanley in all competitions, though the Reds did beat the original Accrington Stanley side 2-0 in the 1955-56 FA Cup third round.