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Liverpoool legend Houghton confident of no second Wimbledon Cup shock

Liverpool legend Ray Houghton would be shocked if AFC Wimbledon win tonight's FA Cup tie.

Houghton was in Kenny Dalglish's side when Lawrie Sanchez scored the winner to stun double-chasing Liverpool.

He said: "I think they finished seventh in the league so it wasn't as if we were playing a team from a lower division or a team that was even relegated, people tend to forget that.

"They had a good season themselves.

"People thought they were an intimidating side and that's the myth and the legend that goes with them. If you buy into it, you buy all the way.

"There were some decent players there that went on to have good careers so they weren't kick it and rush players.

"It's completely different now. It is all the Premier League stars playing against a team that is playing League Two.

"That is massively different to our time, we were playing a team that finished seventh. It has got much more of a feel today of a big club against a little club."

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