Liverpool beat Aston Villa 2-0 at Anfield on Saturday to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League on Saturday. The Reds, buoyed by Brighton's 2-1 v

"In general I liked our performance in the second half a bit more because we showed more patience." On his team's defensive work-rate: "It's not the first time we see this. The team that won the Premier League the last four years has shown us how important work-rate is. This is the only way to win games and with the quality we have."

Arne Slot's new curse at Liverpool started off strongly as the Reds are currently leading the Premier League table after ten games, with 25 points and only one defeat and will face Aston Villa that only had one win in the last five and are currently sitting fifth with 18 points so far.

The international break comes at a welcome time for Aston Villa as they look to regroup and put right their poor run of recent form. They are having to manage playing in Europe as well as sustaining a fight at the top end of the Premier League and this is proving a real test of Unai Emery's managerial credentials.

Liverpool went five points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a 2-0 win over Aston Villa at Anfield on Saturday. Arne Slot's team knew going into