Liverpool’s first game in their new third uniform saw the defending champions suffer a shock 7-2 humbling at the hands of Aston Villa in Birmingham on Sunday. The Reds were donning the new black and red strip for the first time this season, but were well beaten by a Aston Villa side that had just about survived relegation in the 2019/20 campaign.
The pair of Ollie Watkins and Jack Grealish played key role in Villa’s triumph. Watkins, a summer signing from Brentford, scored a “perfect” hat trick in the first half- netting with both feet and his head, while medio Grealish had three assists and two goals to his name as Dean Smith’s men created history at Villa Park. Continue reading
