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The National (Scotland)
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David Irvine

Lost tooth, beat Liverpool, swore on TV - Ex-Rangers ace Katic's FA Cup weekend

Former Rangers centre-back Niko Katic enjoyed a bonkers FA Cup weekend as he earned man of the match against Liverpool.

The towering defender lost a tooth during the giant-killing cup result then dropped an F-bomb live on BBC.

Katic - who had been linked with a return to Rangers last month - joined Plymouth Argyle on loan from Zurich until the end of the season.

The 28-year-old made his debut in a 2-1 win against West Brom on February 2 before playing his part in a memorable cup upset against Liverpool.

The Premier League leaders crashed out of the competition as another former Rangers ace, Ryan Hardie, netted a penalty to claim a 1-0.

However, Katic was the star of the cup upset as he put in a colossal performance to prevent any Liverpool comeback.

The ex-Rangers defender did, though, lose a tooth in the process. During the match Katic saw one of his teeth become dislodged. It was later found by Plymouth staff who shared a snap online.

Katic posted on his personal social media account: "Tooth less. Round more."


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Katic's bizarre but brilliant afternoon didn't finish there either.

Instead, the defender then hit the headlines for swearing in an interview with the BBC as he revealed he initially hated team-matye Conor Hazard because he played for Celtic.

Katic said:  "At first when I came here I hated him because he's a Celtic guy and I'm a big Rangers guy. But at the moment we are good and I like to play with him, he gave us this win today."

On the result, Katic added: "I f*****g love it, I f*****g love it, that's why I came here. I recognised energy and everything from the first day with the new coach.

"It's a beautiful day for everyone here. It's good to get the confidence from it, but we have a hell of a job to work on things for the future. The key was our defensive structure and everyone gave 100 percent. We respect what the coach asked for us, and what we practised this week. That's it."

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