Were it not for the significant distraction of Saudi riches being thrown the way of Mohamed Salah, Jürgen Klopp would head into the international break with supreme optimism over the present and future of Liverpool. His remodelled team impressed yet again in a dominant destruction of Aston Villa with Salah, almost inevitably, putting the gloss on a comfortable victory.
Unai Emery’s visitors arrived at Anfield in confident form but were second best throughout against a commanding and tireless Liverpool performance. Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring inside three minutes and Villa never threatened a response. An own goal from Matty Cash plus a second-half tap-in from Salah, the subject of a continued pursuit from the Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad, maintained Liverpool’s stylish and unbeaten start to the new campaign in the 300th league game of Klopp’s reign.
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