Liverpool crush beleaguered Villa 6-0

Reuters: Liverpool pushed Aston Villa even closer to relegation when they crushed the Premier League’s bottom club 6-0 on Sunday leading to a mass exodus of home fans long before the final whistle at Villa Park.

It was Aston Villa’s heaviest home defeat in the top flight since they lost 7-1 to Arsenal in 1935 and the first time they had conceded six at home in a league match since Arsenal inflicted another thumping in 1983.

Villa remain eight points from the relative safety of 17th place in the Premier League having taken just 16 points from 26 matches.

“I feel humiliated,” Villa manager Remi Garde told Sky Sports.

“I am sorry for the fans who came to Villa Park. Before the game you could expect the two teams were not on the same level, but after 15 minutes, I don’t know what happens.”

Liverpool’s win ended their run of five games without a victory in all competitions.

“It does not happen too much where as a manager can enjoy the last 20 minutes. A very clear result in the end,” Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp told Sky Sports.

“We broke the opponent after the third or fourth goal. After that they could not come back into the game.”

Emre Can celebrates scoring the third goal for Liverpool - Reuters