Liverpool 5 Aston Villa 0

Goals galore!!! What was a problem for Liverpool seem to be their strength now. The players just keep scoring! After blasting four pass Real Madrid and M*n U*d respectively, they add five more against Aston Villa. Will they better this the next game against Fulham? I am totally enjoying watching Liverpool now.

"Definition of a team!"

With Chelsea and M*n U*d losing the day before, Liverpool knew a win would boost the confidence around and truly put their season back into the title race. With a home game against Aston, I thought it would be tough. However, Liverpool proved me wrong by thumping them with 5 goals. Who knew? Liverpool have been a surprise to everyone for the pass 2 weeks. With their recent form, they have placed themselves just one point behind M*n U*d who still have a game in hand. When people thought the title race is over, they just refuse to give up. That's just typical Liverpool to me.

"Flying Dutch sends Liverpool to a flying start!"

Despite their recent form that has put them right back into the title race, I am not jumping into it again. I still want to treat the run-in to the end of the season as the stress-free period. I just want to see these games as bonuses and Liverpool are playing in them with glee. What a joy to watch!

Against Villa, Liverpool did not allow them to breathe from first whistle. They attacked early on. On the first minute, they already won a corner. Kuyt opened the scoring for Liverpool within 10 minutes of play after Gerrard's free-kick was flick on to the crossbar by Alonso. Kuyt who was at the right place at the right time took his half volley with a blast and made no mistake with it.

"Reira finds his form!"

After that goal, Liverpool went on to score two more before half time. Riera scored the second from a first time shot after Reina saw a gap in Villa's defence and aimed his goal kick right to Reira's run. It was not the first time Reina spots out an attacker's run and what a ball from him. As a goalkeeper, he has more assists than some outfield players and that's the testament to his mentality as a player. On the day, he also kept the cleansheet to achieve Liverpool's goalkeeper record for having the fastest 100th cleansheet.

"100th cleansheet well earned!"

With that scoreline, one would think that he had it easy on the day. However, he achieved it on his credit. After Liverpool's first goal, Villa had a few chances through Carew and he could have scored against other keepers. It was Reina's brilliance as a goalkeeper which kept the balls out and set the tone for Liverpool to go on and win. The third goal on the night was scored by Gerrard from the spot after Reira was brought down in the box.

"Triple joy for Stevie G"

In the second half, Liverpool went on to score two more to achieve their biggest win over Villa and it was achieved 15 minutes before the end. Gerrard scored the goals to earn himself his first hat-trick in the league. His second was from a free-kick which was executed brilliantly. After that, he went on to score his third on the night from the penalty spot again. Alonso made a fantastic through pass to Torres who then collided with Friedel. The referee had no other options than pointing to the spot. Gerrard again made no mistake from it. The referee got the decision right but he was harsh in sending Friedel off.

With another convincing win, hopefully M*n U*d are feeling the heat. However, let's forget about them and just enjoy what Liverpool are doing now. Agreeing with Hyypia, Liverpool have not enjoyed such a good week since 2001. They may still end up winning nothing but on current form, not many would bet they will go out with shame. To me, this Liverpool squad have a lot to be proud of and I am totally delighted at the level they are at now. Let's bring it into the following season and maintain it!


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