Liverpool face giant-killers Mansfield Town in FA Cup
Liverpool warned over Mansfield Town's Field Mill ground by World Cup hero Geoff Hurst, who is still smarting from a defeat there 43 years ago
Geoff Hurst may have won the 1966 World Cup for England, but he still smarts from a defeat at lowly Mansfield, who are out to cause another famous FA Cup upset against Liverpool tonight.
The Reds' trip to Field Mill is the third round's stand-out tie, a classic David versus Goliath encounter where the glamour clubs enter the draw and have to slum it with the minnows.
It pitches European and domestic title-laden Liverpool against fifth-tier Mansfield, an unremarkable club relegated from the Football League in 2008 and still struggling to get back out of the Conference National.
They call such encounters the romance of the FA Cup - and there will be plenty of that on hand as Mansfield manager Paul Cox, who celebrates his 41st birthday today, was due to marry his fiancée on the eve of the match.
Last year's finalists Liverpool may give a debut to £12 million (HK$149 million) striker Daniel Sturridge and need to win the FA Cup to salvage a poor season.
But if Reds stars like Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard want to avoid a giant-killing, they might do well to heed the advice of World Cup legend Hurst, who scored a hat-trick in England's 1966 final win against West Germany.