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Salah scores as Liverpool thrash Aston Villa 3-1

Liverpool moved up to sixth in the Premier League table with a 3-1 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park on Monday.

Mohamed Salah opened the scoring for Liverpool after just five minutes and Jurgen Klopp’s side doubled the advantage late in the half when Virgil van Dijk’s shot deflected into the far corner of the net.

Villa’s second-half salvo, however, threatened a comeback.

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Ollie Watkins’ expertly-placed header halved the deficit and chances continued to flow at both ends in a wide-open contest with Darwin Nunez particularly wasteful.

Stefan Bajcetic came off the bench to score his first senior goal and seal the points for Liverpool.

The result marked Unai Emery’s first Premier League defeat since replacing Steven Gerrard as the manager of Aston Villa.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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