"Arne Slot arranged Liverpool in a 4-3-3: Giorgi Mamardashvili in goal; Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk, and Andy Robertson in defence; Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Alexis Mac Allister in midfield; Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, and Hugo Ekitike leading the attack. Injuries kept Alisson Becker, Alexander Isak, Curtis Jones, Jeremie Frimpong, and Giovanni Leoni out. Aston Villa, under Unai Emery, opted for a 4-2-3-1:"
"The opening 20 minutes were a rollercoaster for Liverpool. Villa nearly silenced Anfield twice: first in the 5th minute, when Morgan Rogers struck the post after a slick one-two with Watkins, and again in the 18th, when Matty Cash's deflected cross clipped the bar before Mamardashvili clawed it away. Rogers then forced a diving save with a curling effort from distance, underlining Villa's early dominance."
Liverpool ended a four-game league drought by beating Aston Villa 2-0 at Anfield with goals from Mohamed Salah (45+1') and Ryan Gravenberch (58'). Slot used a 4-3-3 with Mamardashvili; Bradley, Konaté, van Dijk and Robertson; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai and Mac Allister; and Salah, Gakpo and Ekitike. Emery fielded a 4-2-3-1 with Martínez in goal, Cash, Konsa, Torres and Digne at the back, Onana and Kamara shielding midfield, and McGinn supporting Ollie Watkins. Villa dominated early, hitting the post and clipping the bar, but Liverpool grew into the game and took the lead from Martínez's misplaced pass before Gravenberch added a second after halftime.
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