Liverpool drew level with Manchester City by beating Aston Villa. The success of Jürgen Klopp’s team was hard-fought. However, City can regain the advantage on Wednesday.
Jürgen Klopp remains in the running for the English football championship with Liverpool FC for the time being. Three days after the setback against Tottenham Hotspur, the Reds and the German team manager beat Aston Villa 2-1 (1-1) and initially drew level with leaders Manchester City on points.
Liverpool lost 1-1 to Spurs last Saturday. With a win on Wednesday (9:15 p.m. / Sky) at Wolverhampton Wanderers, ManCity could pull away by three points again – before the last two games.
After falling behind: Liverpool clinches important win at Aston Villa
Douglas Luiz put the hosts ahead in the third minute when goalkeeper Alisson failed to save the ball. But ex-Schalke player Joel Matip equalized just three minutes later. Sadio Mane secured victory for the guests with a headed goal (65th).
On Saturday (5.45 p.m.) the Reds could win their second title of the season in the FA Cup final against Chelsea after the League Cup. The last and most important is on May 28 in Paris in the Champions League final against Real Madrid.