Liverpool cement title credentials as Salah nets in large win over Aston Villa
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iverpool put ahead their title credentials with a cushty win over Aston Villa on Sunday.
In Jurgen Klopp’s three hundredth Premier League sport on the helm, the Reds led early by Dominik Szoboszlai earlier than a Matty Cash personal aim halfway by the primary half put Villa severely on the again foot.
Mohamed Salah sealed the factors early within the second interval amid ongoing hypothesis over a possible transfer to Saudi Arabia.
Unai Emery’s Villa travelled to Merseyside hopeful of extending their four-game profitable run and had Emi Martinez match to begin in aim, and though he might do nothing concerning the opener there was a good portion accountable for his defence.
Namely, Pau Torres gave the ball away because the guests lazily tried to play the ball out from the again. The Spaniard scrambled it out for a nook but Trent Alexander-Arnold’s supply beat everyone earlier than falling to Szoboszlai on the sting of the field, and he confirmed what £60million should buy you with a ferocious volley into the far nook.
After solely 19 minutes, Villa’s process obtained more durable as Diego Carlos exited with an damage, prompting Emery to drop Matty Cash into defence and introduce Leon Bailey in a bid to reverse the tide.
However, Liverpool had been 2-0 up moments later as Darwin Nunez, within the beginning line-up after his match-winning brace at Newcastle, slammed the submit with a shot that then cannoned in off the unlucky Cash.
Joel Matip fluffed a free header to make it three earlier than Villa threatened to get again into the match forward of the break, as each John McGinn and Leon Bailey wasted good openings.
Cash pressured a wise reflex cease out of Alisson Becker early within the second interval but Liverpool’s menace on the counter uncovered Villa instantly afterwards, Nunez heading Mohamed Salah’s pleasant dinked cross broad on the stretch.
The third aim, on 55 minutes, secured the factors as Nunez flicked a nook in direction of the far submit, the place Salah timed his run completely to poke residence.
Klopp made positive to relaxation the internationals set for longer journeys within the coming week as Luis Diaz and Nunez exited first, earlier than Alexander-Arnold’s excellent playmaking show was minimize quick by an obvious damage.
Liverpool are in motion within the Saturday lunchtime kick-off after the worldwide break, away to Wolves, whereas Villa host Crystal Palace.