Liverpool strengthened their lead in the English Premier League after beating their guest Aston Villa 2-0 on Saturday in the eleventh round of the competition.
Darwin Nunez gave the Reds the lead in the 20th minute, and Egyptian star Mohamed Salah added a brilliant technical touch to the second goal in the 84th minute of the match that was hosted by Anfield Stadium.
Liverpool raised its score to 28 points at the top, 5 points ahead of title holder Manchester City, which suffered its fourth consecutive loss after falling to Brighton 2-1 earlier today.
Liverpool have won 15 of their first 17 matches in all competitions in a single season for the first time in their history.
Mohamed Salah has scored and assisted in a single Premier League match for the 35th time.
