Jamie Carragher says he's relieved Liverpool have exited the FA Cup after the Reds were upset 1-0 by Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle on Sunday. Carragher believes Arne Slot's side will benefit from the reduced fixture list brought about by the absence of FA Cup games.

The former Liverpool defender now thinks Arsenal's advantage of being out of the domestic cups has been wiped out.

And Carragher even admits that he was "gutted" that Arsenal lost to Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup last month, because he believed it would help their league form.

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Speaking to Liverpool supporter Gareth Roberts on The Overlap Fan Debate, who suggested that nobody at Liverpool would say publicly they weren't overly concerned by the defeat, Carragher said: "I'll say it! I was gutted when Manchester United beat Arsenal, that worried me from a Liverpool point of view in terms of the league.

"I think the last couple of years when Arsenal have challenged for the league, I always thought Man City were a level above, but I think they went close because they went out of the cup competitions early. They even went out of the Carabao, with this season being the first time they've had a run in it and got to the semi.

"I was thinking, when Arsenal went out to United, that could be a problem because I thought we'd go far (in the FA Cup), so I actually think yesterday was a great day all round. Great for the FA Cup, giant killing, great for Plymouth and I think it's decent for Liverpool.

He added: "Does that give Liverpool more chance of winning the league? I think it probably does.

"The difference between the Carabao and the FA Cup, the Carabao, except for the final, it doesn't affect your league games. Liverpool have now got to go to Villa midweek, it's not easy. You could draw there 1-1 and then lose at City.

Wednesday (vs Everton) is the biggest game of the season so far.

"Up until a couple of years ago there's only been one team that has won the three trophies and Liverpool have had a couple of years ago (people suggesting) the quadruple. It's virtually impossible. The thing that killed Liverpool is they won the Carabao Cup and the FA and lost the league and Champions League, the ones they really wanted."