Sadio Mane and Curtis Jones second half goals gave Champions Liverpool a 2-0 win over Aston Villa who sunk deep in the relegation battle, MySportDab reports.
First Half Report
It was a goalless encounter in the first 45 minutes with Liverpool unable to find the breakthrough.
Despite controlling play Aston Villa managed to hold the home side for the whole 45 minutes.
A chance presented itself to Kortney Hause after a good delivery from Jack Grealish but his header went wide.
The first half ended with no team able to break the deadlock as it ended goalless in the first 45 minutes.
Second Half Report
Liverpool were able to get the goals they craved for in the match as they recorded two goals in the second 45 minutes.
Aston Villa were much more doing the defending all through as they fight to save themselves.
Mohamed Salah came close to getting the first goal of the game but his effort was cleared out.
The goal finally came in the 71st minute through Sadio Mane after he was setup by Naby Keita.
They took the lead as the game progressed to the last stages with time running out for Aston Villa.
Liverpool got the second goal in the last minute through youngster Curtis Jones with assist from Mohamed Salah.
