After the defeat of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City this Saturday at the house of Brighton (2-1), it is the turn of Liverpoolleader of the Premier, at Anfield against Unai Emery’s Aston Villa. And the team led by Arne Slot, who beat Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 in the Champions League, They did not miss the chance to increase their lead: they won 2-0 and moved 5 points ahead of the four-time English champions, in second place.
The first part has many alternatives. He Liverpool led the scoreboard but also the Aston Villa can be scored. In one of the deadly counterattacks of the ‘red’ team, Darwin Nunez sent the ball to Mohamed Salah and this, contrary to Leon Baileywas unable to follow the action, but sent the ball towards the Uruguayan striker himself, who beat the Draw Martínez and scored.
It was the 20th minute when the Liverpool advanced. Darwin Nunez He has been the main man on most occasions of the ‘red’ team while the Uruguayan attacker was on the field of play (he was replaced by Cody Gakpo at 65′).
For every team there is one injured. Trent Alexander-Arnold suffered muscle pain 18 days after Liverpool face the real Madrid on the fifth day of the Champions League and was relieved in the 25th minute of Conor Bradley. And on Aston Villa’s side he had to step back Jacob Ramsey (which is one of the most prominent) and enter John McGinn.
In some sections of the match the team attacked with intensity Unai Emery, but the ‘villains’ cannot prevail in the defense of Liverpool. besides Kelleherthe ‘reds’ goalkeeper, made some good interventions.
20 seconds into the second half, Morgan Rogers could not take advantage of what was by far the clearest chance of Aston Villato the displeasure of Unai Emery. Liverpool, looking for space, put the Birmingham team in trouble, with Ryan Gravenberg be a key piece.
He stopped behind the Aston Villa a great counter attack from the ‘reds’. attacked the Villa looking for a tie. But from a theft of the ball another counterattack was born. Liverpool and Salah He finished it off with great quality to seal the match in the 84th minute as Liverpool took the lead, while Aston Villa dropped to eighth place after their fourth straight defeat (1-2 against Crystal Palace in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. League, 4-1 against Tottenham in the Premier and 1-0 against Bruges in the Champions League).
match lineup
62
66
26
10
5
4
11
38
9
17
7
23
4
12
8
3
14
31
24
11
27
41
Anfield
Emiliano Martínez23
24′
Ezra Konsa4
Lucas Digne12
73′
86′
Youri Tielemans8
47′
Diego Carlos3
Pau Torres14
83′
Leon Bailey31
64′
Amadou Onana24
73′
19′
64′
Ollie Watkins11
64′
64′
Morgan Rogers27
33′
Jacob Ramsey41
46′
Replacements
Robin Olsen25
Tyrone Mings5
Ian Maatsen22
73′
Lamare Bogarde26
24′
John McGinn7
46′
86′
Emiliano Buendía10
64′
Boubacar Chamber44
73′
75′
John Duran9
64′
64′
Jaden Philogene19
64′
coach
Arne Slott
Unai Emery
Source: La Verdad
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