Another Mohamed Salah show as Liverpool now pull themselves five points ahead of Manchester City in a tough fought match against Aston Villa.
Liverpool were three wins on the bounce going into the game compared to Aston Villa's three losses in a row so Liverpool came into the game favourites.
That was for a reason as 20 minutes into the game Liverpool from a Villa corner would counter attack and put Darwin Nunez through and give the Reds a 1-0 lead.
Minutes later it was almost the same story again with another counter attack from a Villa corner but Nunez put the ball over the bar and that would conclude the first half.
Second half was tough for Liverpool as they were giving the ball away cheaply and pinned into their own half by Aston Villa for 20 minutes.
But late on in the second half Mohamed Salah would score another Liverpool counter attack to secure the win and increase their lead at the top going into the November international break.
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Liverpool Player Ratings
Caoimhin Kelleher - 8
Kelleher was great today, probably his most action packed performance of the season but he stood firm to it and the was a major reason why Liverpool kept their clean sheet.
He is showing again why he is one of the best back up goalkeepers in the world.
Trent Alexander-Arnold - 6
Unfortunately for the Liverpool fans and the English international he was brought off in the 25th minute with an injury.
With Liverpool playing so well this is the last thing they want but a positive is that there is an international break now so he has two weeks to come back before club football starts.
Ibrahima Konate - 8
The French man was absolutely everywhere today and did not put a foot wrong, covering Alexander-Arnold or covering Bradley he was doing it all and a major reason why Liverpool have their sixth clean sheet of the season.
Virgil Van Dijk - 8
As well as Konate, Van Dijk was so strong and so dominant whether it be crosses coming from the wing or balls over the top , he won it all and gave Villa a torrid time.
One of the best centre back partnerships in the world and they showed it yet again.
Andrew Robertson - 7
Looked a lot better today than he the rest of the season defending Leon Bailey well and not allowing a sniff to the Jamaican international and going forward was great giving Luis Diaz an option every time..
Ryan Gravenberch - 8
Looked good today especially in the first half keeping the ball and he made a excellent block to keep the game in Liverpool's hands.
Second half the game ran away from him a bit but he still showed signs of control on the ball and defended very well.
Alexis Mac Allister - 7
Found some lovely pockets of space in the first half and created some lovely chances but like Gravenberch the second half was mainly about keeping the lead but the Argentine's game is more on the ball so he was ineffective but still defended well.
Mohamed Salah - 9
Liverpool's man of the match today and just so inevitable, an assist to the first goal and a goal for himself in the second half.
Caused Lucas Digne so many problems and Salah is always to count on when Liverpool need a goal.
Curtis Jones - 7
Was decent today, good in and around the box but not quite the final ball quality that was needed and at time gave the ball away for Villa to have some counter attack opportunities.
Luis Diaz - 6
Coming off the back of a hat-trick the Columbian got the start ahead of Cody Gakpo but he was not involved much with the play and could not find himself any chances to score.
Darwin Nunez - 8
Had a great game, scored a goal and got into the areas to score but he should have got himself a hat-trick today with the chances he got.
Works so hard though and give so much of his energy for the team.
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Liverpool Substitutes
Conor Bradley - 8
Defended really well today especially with him not expecting to come on but injuries create opportunities for others and that is what he took as an advantage and played very well.
Dominik Szoboszlai - 6
Came on in the period of the game where Liverpool were mainly defending and he did his job there but not much to do on the ball which is where his best attributes are.
Cody Gakpo - 6
Same as Szoboszlai in that he came on when the team was defending and was not on the ball much.
Waturu Endo - N/A
Came on for the last five minutes of the game
