Liverpool end home losing run

London: Jurgen Klopp said victory against Aston Villa felt like “a big three points” as Liverpool’s losing run at Anfield in the Premier League came to an end.

Trent Alexander-Arnold’s stunning late strike secured a muchneeded 2-1 win for Liverpool, ending a worrying streak of six successive Premier League defeats at home.

The hosts came from behind after Ollie Watkins’ first-half opener, with Mohamed Salah equalising after the break with Liverpool’s first home league goal from open play in 12 hours and 44 minutes. Klopp was visibly delighted when the winner was scored and did not understate the importance of the victory.

The Liverpool manager told Sky Sports: “It’s a big one. Everybody told us, and it’s the truth, that we had lost the last six home games, which is really not a nice number and not one we want to have. “Then you play a first half like we played against a really strong Aston Villa side, dominate the game, create chances, but make one mistake and concede a goal for it. That’s a shambles.

“Then in the next situation, we scored the equaliser but it’s offside, I didn’t see it back but maybe not for a lot. So you go in at halftime and as you can imagine, it’s not the best mood of all possible moods.

“But the boys were OK and I didn’t have to lift them too much. But we have to score the goals for it, and it took a while, but then we scored them. That was massive and felt massive and it’s really relieving.”

Results: Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa, Manchester City 1-2 Leeds, Crystal Palace 1-4 Chelsea. -Sky