Yeovil MP David Laws has led the praise in tribute to the Glovers fine performance against the mighty Liverpool in the Third Round of the FA Cup at packed Huish Park on Sunday.

Although Yeovil Town went down 2-0 in a match that was screened live by the BBC, dignitaries and supporters have spoken of their pride at how well Gary Johnson's men in green and white hoops played against the Premiership superstars.

And Mr Laws said: "I feel very proud of all of our Yeovil team for their excellent performance against Liverpool and I suspect that everyone who lives in and around the town will share that pride.

"The Yeovil players undoubtedly performed superbly and they had the better of the Liverpool team for the first half of the match.

"On paper, there should have been all the difference in the world between Yeovil and Liverpool, who after all are one of the most famous teams in Europe, with their multi-million pound players.

"But the whole Yeovil team fought like tigers and for much of the game the teams looked very evenly matched with some real flashes of brilliance from our players - particularly in the first half of the match.

"The millions of people who saw Yeovil on television will have been very impressed by our team and by the common sense and calm determination of manager Gary Johnson. The Yeovil players have been a credit to themselves, to the club and to our town.

"I hope that this match will give the players a confidence boost for the very important second-half of the current season - it has certainly given a New Year boost to all those who live in Yeovil and to the town itself.

"Congratulations as well to all those people at Yeovil Town FC who worked so hard to make this match the great occasion which it was."

Company bosses in Yeovil have also saluted the magnificent performance of the Glovers in the FA Cup tie with Liverpool.

President of the Yeovil Chamber of Trade, David Mills, said: "The team did the Town proud and for long periods of the game they completely outplayed Liverpool - they just did not get that slice of luck you always need in this type of match.

"The club are fantastic ambassadors for the town and under the direction of the current Board and Gary Johnson we wouldn't at all be surprised if this was one of many high profile matches for the team over the next few years."

The Chamber also confirmed that the tie had brought massive exposure for the name of Yeovil - a factor that must be beneficial to the town's economic fortunes.

Mr Mills said "The media coverage of this match was phenomenal and has brought the name of Yeovil to prominence in the minds of millions of people across the UK. This type of free 'advertising' of the name Yeovil can only be of benefit in attracting additional investment and tourists to the area. It's tough to put a value on the free exposure the club has got for the area via this match, but with the massive media coverage we have had, it must be worth at least the equivalent of £500,000."