Shock day in the Premier League between Liverpool and Aston Villa. This clash will take place at Anfield this Saturday evening at 9:00 p.m., as part of the 11th day of the Premier League.
Six matches will be played in the Premier League this Saturday, including a clash between Liverpool and Aston Villa, which will be played at Anfield at 9:00 p.m.. A great meeting is expected, between two teams which are ranked in the top 6 of the ranking. It is in a very good dynamic that the Reds will play this match. Indeed, currently at the top of the Premier League and Champions League standings, they are currently on a run of 13 matches in a row, in all competitions. Arne Slot has done a very good job since pre-season and it is paying off on the pitch. They will want to continue like this, in order to put pressure on Manchester City and Arsenal.
Aston Villa had started their season very well, but are experiencing certain difficulties. However, their recent momentum is quite bad. Indeed, the Villans have not won any of their last 4 matches and notably lost against Club Bruges in the Champions League this week. They do not want to lose more points and will want to return to victory at Anfield.
Pre-match statements:
????️ Arne Slot (Liverpool) : « I don’t try to manage the team’s expectations, because we don’t talk about them. We talk about expectations and the only expectation I have is that they will make the same efforts every day as they have over the last three, four, five months and probably the last six or seven years, but I’ve only been here three, four, five months now. That’s the only thing we expect from them: to work as hard as possible every day to get into their habits, our habits, what we want to see on the field in the best possible way. And with that, normally, the results will come too. I’m not asking them to win every match, I hope they do, but what I’m asking them is to put in the effort every day, and that’s the only thing we focus on. And I think the players, first of all, after Saturday, think about their national team. And when they come back, we focus on the matches you just talked about. »
????️ Unai Emery (Aston Villa) : « We are increasing our level and our requirements, gradually, until now, to try to remain constant in the first places. There are seven other teams that we need to be smarter and more competitive with. After last year, we were surprised by our fourth place. This year we lost last week against Tottenham and for them it was a very special moment against us because they knew we were ahead of them. We are a competitive team to be in the top seven, five or four. They celebrated last week’s three points as they deserved. Tomorrow we are going to play Liverpool and, in two years, we have competed well with them, but they are always ahead of us. The idea is to see what our level is compared to them and to see our ability to face them. »
The probable composition of Liverpool (4231) : Kelleher – Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson – Mac Allister, Gravenberch – Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz – Nunez.
The probable line-up of Aston Villa (4231): Martinez – Konsa, Torres, Carlos, Digne – Onana, Tielemans – McGinn, Rogers, Ramsey – Watkins.
