Manchester United. The Reds have been out of sorts of late and hardly eased concerns against Aston Villa’s kids, whose team had an average age of just 18.Liverpool were held for an hour against a Villa team full of teenagers from their academy, with the first-team and manager Dean Smith self-isolating after a Covid outbreak in their camp.
Louie Barry even grabbed a goal against a strong Liverpool team before the break, but a quick-fire three goals in the second period eventually saw the visitors win 4-1 at Villa Park.
The Premier League champions are through to the FA Cup fourth round, but their attention now turns to the top flight and taking on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s United.
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