Pushed by the fans and counting on Salha’s excellent performance, the Reds opened a five-point lead over Pep Guardiola’s team
The club expanded its lead at the top of the league by beating Aston Villa 2-0 this Saturday (9), in a match valid for the 11th round. With the result, the Anfield team has 28 points, five more than the team, which was defeated by Brighton and occupies second place, with 23 points. Aston Villa remains in eighth place, with 18 points. Pushed by the fans, Liverpool started pressing and opened the scoring 20 minutes into the first half. In a quick counterattack, Salah was fouled, but the ball fell to Darwin Núñez, who dribbled past goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez and scored.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo and AFP
Published by Felipe Dantas
