Aston Villa 4 Liverpool 2: Champions League hunt goes on for Slot's side, Villa seal their place

Liverpool’s quest to secure Champions League qualification goes on after they were taken to the cleaners by an Ollie Watkins-inspired Aston Villa, who sealed their own route into Europe’s top competition at their expense.Villa blasted four goals past Arne Slot’s side at Villa Park, with Watkins — who was booked for taking a shot after Chris Kavanagh had blown his whistle for an offside situation and did so again in the second half but escaped a second yellow card — scoring twice while Morgan Rogers and John McGinn also found the net to ensure that Unai Emery’s team secured a top-five finish.Advertisement