Liverpool beat Aston Villa 2-0 at Anfield on Saturday to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League on Saturday. The Reds, buoyed by Brighton's 2-1 v

"In general I liked our performance in the second half a bit more because we showed more patience." On his team's defensive work-rate: "It's not the first time we see this. The team that won the Premier League the last four years has shown us how important work-rate is. This is the only way to win games and with the quality we have."

Aston Villa were going pretty well for a while back there too, until letting in a last-gasp equaliser at home to Bournemouth, since when they’ve lost three on the bounce, albeit in three different competitions.