The headline figures will come as no surprise. Liverpool maintained their 100% home record in the Premier League at the expense of a relegation-threatened team that have not kept a clean sheet on the road all season. Scratch below, however, and this was a precious opportunity lost for Aston Villa.
Jürgen Klopp’s new Premier League champions were in procession mode once again, not to the extent of Thursday’s drubbing at Manchester City but enough to encourage any ruthless and solid team seeking a desperately needed point or three. Villa did not have it in them to capitalise.
Written by Andy Hunter at Anfield
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jul/05/liverpool-aston-villa-premier-league-match-report under the title “Sadio Mané gets Liverpool back on track against wasteful Aston Villa”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
