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10th April 2021, 05:40 PM
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Alexander-Arnold’s late winner caps Liverpool comeback to sink Aston Villa
The long and damaging wait is over for Liverpool. On 10 April, and at the eighth time of asking, the Premier League champions finally won a game at Anfield in 2021 as Trent Alexander-Arnold’s 91st-minute strike deflated Aston Villa and elevated Liverpool back into the top four. There was no disguising what the goal meant to the full-back after a week of intense criticism following his error-strewn display against Real Madrid, nor Jürgen Klopp and his backroom team as they exploded off the bench in joy.
Dean Smith’s team appeared on course for a hard-earned away point after taking the lead through Ollie Watkins, striking a post through Mahmoud Trézéguet and surviving a tight VAR call that denied Roberto Firmino a first-half equaliser. But Alexander-Arnold’s excellent finish in front of the watching Gareth Southgate, following Mohamed Salah’s 19th league goal of the season, brought Liverpool the release they required before their Champions League quarter-final second leg against the Spanish side.
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