Coming off the high of throttling Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday to book their place in the League Cup Final for a second consecutive season, Liverpool must immediately shift gears to the other English domestic cup, the FA Cup on Sunday.
The Reds will travel to face cup upstarts, Plymouth Argyle in a true David versus Goliath matchup that this competition was made for.
As we look ahead to that contest, there are some questions to be answered and things to take note of. With that being said, here are three things to watch in Sunday's FA Cup action against Plymouth.
1. Another opportunity for youth and fringe players?
The last time Liverpool stepped on the pitch for an FA Cup match it came against another lower league foe, Accrington Stanley.
In that match, Arne Slot chose to give chances to some of his younger players as well as established veterans that have seen their minutes reduced.
This of course means players like Wataru Endo, Harvey Elliott, Trey Nyoni, James McConnell and more could be selected. Jayden Danns is no longer around to keep scoring in his favorite competition following his loan move to Sunderland.
Also, we cannot forget Federico Chiesa who scored his first Reds goal in the last FA Cup fixture. He could very well be given the chance to start and continue to integrate himself into the side.
Another vet who could see minutes is Joe Gomez who has been on the slow path to full fitness for awhile now and he could finally get a proper runout in this one. There will be plenty of minutes to go around in this one.
2. Liverpool must avoid the FA Cup trip-up
No matter who starts and plays for Liverpool on Sunday, they must be on their guard and ready to roll from the beginning.
While Plymouth may be struggling in the Championship, they eliminated a Premier League side (Brentford) in the previous round to book this spot. Combine that with playing in front of their home fans, it surely won't be easy, at least early on for Slot's men.
I think back to the 2016 FA Cup 3rd round when Liverpool were forced to a replay following a 2-2 draw with a spirited Exeter City. The next season, this same Plymouth Argyle team forced a replay after a 0-0 affair in another 3rd round meeting.
West Brom and Wolves eliminated the Reds from the next two editions of the FA Cup.
The point of this trip down memory lane is even giants can be slain and the job must still be done on the pitch. You don't win football matches on paper, so Slot will need to remind his charges of just that.
3. A hot start for Liverpool to silence the home fans
Lastly, I briefly touched on this earlier, but Plymouth will be fired up and this could be the biggest match some of their players will ever play in.
Buoyed by what is sure to be a rambunctious and fever-pitch home support, the Pilgrims will come out of the gates flying. It'll be interesting to see if Slot wants his side to absorb this early wave of energy before meticulously picking them apart, or if he instructs his players to go for the kill early.
An early goal for the Reds would go a long way towards taking all the air out of the stadium before it really gets going.
The longer Plymouth Argyle are allowed to hang around, the more belief they and the fans will get and that's how mistakes come in and using a much changed squad, Slot might not have the usual heroes at his disposal to save the day.
Exerting our dominance early on over the inferior side is a must, whether that is through possession or high-intensity pressing, we must take the home side out of their rhythm.