Liverpool, Aston Villa
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Liverpool seek to stop their domestic losing skid at five when intriguing Aston Villa visit Anfield on Saturday.
Liverpool returned to winning ways in style, overcoming Aston Villa 2–0 at Anfield in what many will regard as their most complete performance under Arne Slot so far. After a difficult spell that saw six defeats in seven matches,
Slot made 10 changes to the side who lost at Brentford on Saturday, but the defeat to Palace marked a sixth loss in seven for Liverpool.
Manchester United secured a stunning victory an Anfield to condemn Liverpool to an unbelievable fourth consecutive defeat as the visitors won a pulsating derby 2-1. There was controversy just seconds into the match after Bryan Mbeumo fired the visitors in front,
Now at Aston Villa on loan, Elliott finds himself in football’s grey area, a talented player unsure of his place or his manager’s belief. Saturday’s fixture between Liverpool and Aston Villa carries an odd subtext.
Dominik Szoboszlai caught the eye of Liverpool fans after a position change versus Aston Villa. Liverpool were in poor form ahead of the fixture, failing to win six of their last seven matches. It therefore came as little surprise when Arne Slot made some key changes to his eleven on the day.
Liverpool ended their torrid losing streak as Mohamed Salah scored his 250th goal for the club and Ryan Gravenberch scored on his return from injury in a comfortable 2-0 win over Aston Villa at Anfiel
Liverpool's transfer window caught the eye following to an uncharacteristic spending spree from FSG, yet the club still appears short of players in some areas.