Premier league

Aston Villa defeated Liverpool 7-2 in the Premier League match on October 4. Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins scored a hattrick in the first half of the match that helped the team in maintaining winning momentum. Since 1963, Liverpool had not conceded 7 goals in a match of any competition. With this, Villa has put an end to Liverpool's 100% start to the season as well.

Liverpool Football Club on September 29, confirmed that their midfielder Thiago Alcantara has been tested positive for COVID-19. Alcantara had joined the Liverpool club, leaving Bayern Munich early in September 2020. The 29-year-old is currently under self-isolation and missed the Premier League match against Arsenal, held on September 28. He is expected to be available for the game against Everton scheduled on October 17.

Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City has acknowledged that the team got nervous while playing against Leicester City in the ongoing Premier League. The comment came after Leicester defeated Man City 5-2. Guardiola said, "We played for 30 minutes so good...But then we started to believe we were not playing well when it was the opposite." Manchester City will now take on Leeds United on October 3.

Liverpool's manager Jurgen Klopp, praised Mohamed Salah for his extra-ordinary performance in the football match held on September 12. "Salah a very special player for registering a hat-trick against Leeds," he mentioned. Liverpool's forward Salah scored three goals in the match and helped Liverpool cross the finishing line with a 4-3 margin. Now, Liverpool is after Chelsea in the premier league at Stamford Bridge, on September 20.