Liverpool Want More FA Cup Glory After Beating Chelsea Last Season

Liverpool Want More FA Cup Glory After Beating Chelsea Last Season

Elijah Odetokun
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:22 PM
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  • Liverpool are back in action in the FA Cup for the first time since winning the cup last season
  • The Reds beat Chelsea on penalties at Wembley in May to win the trophy, their second cup win of last season
  • Jurgen Klopp's men will face Wolves later today as they start the defense of their title

Liverpool will begin the defense of their FA Cup trophy later today against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round of the 2022/23 Football Association Cup.

Jurgen Klopp's men won the two English domestic cup competitions last season, beating Chelsea on penalties to lift both the league cup and football's oldest trophy.

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Klopp reveals Liverpool want to create more FA Cup memories. Photo by Chris Brunskill.
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The German relished the victory as a memory that will live with them for a very long time, but they are not resting on their laurels and want more memories, starting with the match against Wolves.

Statement by Jurgen Klopp

Ahead of the game against the West Midlands club, Klopp wrote about last season's triumph in Liverpool's official matchday programme.

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This will be the first time we have played in the FA Cup since winning the competition at Wembley last May, he wrote on the victory over Chelsea.

''The memories we have of that day will live with us forever but now we would like to create new ones. As everyone in football knows, the FA Cup is a very special competition and like everyone else involved, we would like to go as far in it as possible so let’s give it a try,'' he added.

Klopp and Julen Lopetegui will come up against each other for the first time in their careers, and should prepare to avoid a repeat of not knowing what to expect as in the draw against Roberto De Zerbi's Brighton earlier this season, as revealed by 90min.

Klopp highlights Liverpool's problem

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Jurgen Klopp said his team's problem is not only from the midfield as claimed by but a general problem of balance and organisation within the team.

The Reds defence is getting exposed a lot lately by the midfielder leading to the team conceding too many goals and raising questions over the effectiveness of the midfield, which has been heavily rotated due to injuries.

The German however said the team must find balance and organisation and not single out a unit for blame over their recent woes.

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