Rayan Cherki put Hugo Ekitike's shirt on before the game ended(Image: Emirates FA Cup)

The sight of Hugo Ekitike swapping shirts with Manchester City's Rayan Cherki left several Liverpool fans unimpressed as the Reds were well beaten 4-0 in the FA Cup.

Despite a bright start at the Etihad Stadium, the Reds were blown away in the quarter-final tie as Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick and Antoine Semenyo also found the net.

To compound matters, Mohamed Salah had a penalty saved by James Trafford as the Reds slipped to a miserable defeat, their third to City in all competitions this season.

As he watched on on the sidelines, Arne Slot opted to ring the changes with his side 4-0 down midway through the second half, including taking off Ekitike for Cody Gakpo.

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Shortly afterwards Cherki, who had assisted Semenyo's goal, was replaced by Tijjani Reijnders for City, and he was quick to swap shirts with his France international team-mate Ekitike as he did so.

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