Liverpool end losing streak with Aston Villa win
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Liverpool seek to stop their domestic losing skid at five when intriguing Aston Villa visit Anfield on Saturday.
Harvey Elliott was spotted posting online during Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa. The Premier League encounter saw the Englishman miss out on the encounter entirely as the Reds got back to winning ways. Goals provided by Ryan Gravenberch and Mo Salah pushed Arne Slot’s men back into the top four.
All the latest news from Anfield as Arne Slot's side face Aston Villa on Saturday evening with the Reds having lost their last four games in the Premier League
Alexander Isak start to life at Liverpool has been far from smooth, and Arne Slot has shared a disappointing injury update ahead of their Premier League fixture against Aston Villa. There were high hopes when Isak arrived to spearhead the Reds' attack after his British-record move from Newcastle United,
Liverpool are not succumbing to smash-and-grabs. They’re consistently being out-thought and fought. Brentford were the latest to earn a deserved victory, as they inflicted the fourth-straight league defeat upon the Reds on Saturday night.
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Isak has struggled with groin injuries in the past. Across his last two seasons at Newcastle, the former Real Sociedad star missed 13 games as a result of groin problems with his former manager Eddie Howe and his staff at Newcastle working diligently during their time together on the training pitch to make him as robust as possible.
It's been a challenging second season for Slot who has faced unprecedented pressure during Liverpool's dreadful run of four straight league defeats. Just a few weeks ago, his team held a five-point lead over Arsenal at the top of the Premier League - a lead that was quickly obliterated.
Liverpool boss Arne Slot has given the latest update on Alexander Isak’s groin injury and it appears the Swedish striker is set for some time on the sidelines. Isak started up front with Hugo Ekitike in the 5-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday but was forced off at half time due to injury.