EPL: Liverpool bounce again, beat Aston Villa 2-0

Company Reporter

Sadio Mane helped Liverpool preserve alive their bid to set a brand new Premier League factors file because the champions beat Aston Villa 2-Zero whereas struggling West Ham twice blew the lead in a draw at Newcastle on Sunday.

Jurgen Klopp’s facet are hoping to interrupt Manchester Metropolis’s Premier League file of 100 factors and second-half strikes from Mane and Curtis Jones ensured they nonetheless have an opportunity to shatter that mark.

Again at Anfield for the primary time since clinching the English title final week, Liverpool had been lacklustre for lengthy intervals as they regarded to bounce again from Thursday’s 4-Zero thrashing at Manchester Metropolis.

However Senegal winger Mane broke struggling Villa’s cussed resistance within the 71st minute, smashing Naby Keita’s go in off the underside of the crossbar from shut vary.

Mane’s 20th purpose in all competitions this season was adopted by Jones’ 89th-minute strike.

Jones netted from 12 yards for his first Premier League purpose, simply 24 hours after the promising midfielder signed a brand new contract.

In the meantime, Liverpool wants 12 factors from their remaining 5 video games to surpass Metropolis’s 100-point whole from 2017-18.

Villa stays within the relegation zone, one level from security as they battle to keep away from a right away return to the Championship.

Second-placed Metropolis visits Southampton in Sunday’s late recreation.