Trent Alexander-Arnold scores vital goal as Liverpool record important win over Aston Villa
- Liverpool came back from a goal down to beat visiting Aston Villa 2-1
- Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold scored the two goals for Liverpool
- Jurgen Klopp and his men have no hope on retaining their Premier League title
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English defender Trent Alexander-Arnold scored the winner for Liverpool at the death which gave them a comeback 2-1 win over visiting Aston Villa on Saturday, April 10
Coming back to England after a disappointing defeat against Real Madrid in the Champions League, Liverpool fans were expecting their players to soar against Aston Villa.
But Jurgen Klopp and his wards were made to fight hard on their home ground before they could get the needed points against the visitors.
Aston Villa started the match impressively looking for early goal against Liverpool at Anfield, but they were unable to get it thanks to the hosts' goalkeeper.
The visitors took the lead through Ollie Watkins in the 43rd minute after getting a brilliant assist from John McGinn.
Brazilian star Firmino scored before the end of the half time only for his effort to be ruled out for offside by the center referee.
Mohamed Salah eventually restored parity for Liverpool in the 57th minute which was a good goal for the Egyptian football star
Liverpool fans were thinking that the encounter would end in a draw before Trent Alexander-Arnold scored the winner for the Reds to win the tie 2-1.
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Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how Jurgen Klopp who is the gaffer of reigning Premier League champions Liverpool blamed the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano stadium for his side's defeat against Real Madrid in Spain.
Liverpool who are known to be an excellent side in the Champions League suffered a 3-1 defeat in the first leg of their quarterfinal clash against the Spanish champions.
As things stand presently in the Premier League, Liverpool can no longer defend their title as Manchester City are favorites to be crowned champions.
But they are also on leg out of the Champions League following their defeat against Real Madrid although Mohamed Salah's away goal gave them hope.
Jurgen Klopp and his men will only need to beat Real Madrid 2-0 at Anfield for them to get qualification into the semifinal.
The 53-year-old explained that his players will have the chance the to flow their game properly when they tackle Los Blancos in the return leg of the Champions League.
Source: Legit.ng
