The Liverpool legend received a rapturous reception on his first managerial outing at his former stomping ground, but his side settled into the trenches and made life very difficult for their opposition.
Jurgen Klopp’s men battled in the harsh Merseyside conditions and were failing to crack the resolute Villa defence.
This was until Tyrone Mings bundled over Mohamed Salah in the second half, and the premier league top scorer slotted the resulting penalty.
Though Gerrard was reserved on the occasion, this post game podcast will be everything but that, beginning with the Liverpool ECHO’s Ian Doyle, Jurgen Klopp’s thoughts in the post game presser, and we’ll hear the thoughts of the kopites at Anfield.
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Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast