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English champion FC Liverpool lost 2: 7 (1: 4) at Aston Villa. 24-year-old Ollie Watkins put the hosts, who finished 17th in the Premier League last season, leading with three first-half goals (4th / 22nd / 39th minutes) before Liverpool disbanded.
Mohamed Salah scored two more goals (33rd / 60th), but Jack McGinn (35th), Ross Barkley (55th) and Jack Grealish (66th, 75th) scored the most goals conceded by the Reds since 1963. Back then it was the name of rival Tottenham Hotspur in the 7-1 loss, which had achieved a sensational 6-1 (4-1) against Manchester United in the early morning.
Liverpool goalkeeper Adrián, who replaced the injured regular Alisson in goal, started the loss with an error. The Spaniard made an inaccurate pass to teammate Joe Gomez, allowing Grealish to capture the ball and pass to Watkins, who was able to complete without being forced. On his second goal, the Englishman doubled off Grealish down the left, hitting a hook in the middle and hitting the ball at the long angle.
Good luck with the deflected shots
Salah narrowed to 1: 2, but the gap increased to two goals before the break. First McGinn hit with a deflected shot, then Watkins scored his third head hit. After the half-time break, he continued at a similar pace: in the 55th minute Grealish lost the ball to Barkley, who shot with his left and was lucky that Trent Alexander-Arnold deflected the unsustainable shot. On Salah’s second goal, Grealish fired the next shot, which was deflected again, this time by Georginio Wijnaldum. At 7-2, however, there was no more leg involved, McGinn played after winning the ball in Grealish’s career, who defeated Adrian.
In the Premier League table, Aston Villa, who have played a game less than Liverpool, are now in second place ahead of the Reds. The Reds, who previously had three straight league wins, remain fifth despite the loss. The leader of the table after four victories in four games is FC Everton, Liverpool’s city rival. After the international break, there will be a direct duel in the English league cup.
