Following their convincing victory over Aston Villa at Anfield, one of Liverpool’s troubled opponents on Sunday believes Jurgen Klopp’s team will be “a real force” in the Premier League this season.
In what had first appeared to be a difficult match, the Reds easily defeated Unai Emery’s team 3-0, giving the Merseysiders 10 points out of a possible 12 going into the first international break of the season.
John McGinn, the captain of the Villa team that lost to LFC yesterday, lamented the early handover of Dominik Szoboszlai
The Scotland international (Capology), who makes £120,000 per week, reportedly said: “They have players who can hurt you and have the ability to score goals like that.” It becomes challenging in the afternoon if you give a side like Liverpool an early advantage.
We had opportunities for players like me to return to the game, but we passed them up. Liverpool demonstrated why they’ll be a serious force this year.
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Although it is still much too early in the season to draw any firm conclusions about Liverpool or the other Premier League teams, early season signs suggest that the Reds will be a much improved squad compared to the one that battled for the majority of 2022–23.
Jurgen Klopp’s club has double the amount of points today compared to when they were four games into the previous season, despite having picked up just two fewer points from the comparable fixtures.
A rampaging LFC defeated Villa yesterday, with Szoboszlai’s third-minute goal setting the tone for the rest of the game. McGinn was a member of the Villa team that drew 1-1 on their most recent visit to Anfield just four months ago (and they scored first that day).
There will undoubtedly be more tougher tests in the future, but for Liverpool to come out of trips to Chelsea and Newcastle with just two points surrendered, along with hosting Emery’s European-competing charges, is impressive.
Hopefully the 28-year-old is right when he predicts Klopp’s squad will be a “real force” in 2023/24.