[Source: Liverpool FC/Twitter]
Liverpool made a winning return to Premier League action with an entertaining 3-1 victory over Aston Villa.
Goals from Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Stefan Bajcetic ensured the Reds recorded a third successive league win for the first time this season.
Salah’s fifth-minute opener – created by a couple of sublime passes from full-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson – gave them the perfect start on their league return.
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They added their second before half-time when Van Dijk’s shot deflected in off Ezri Konsa following a corner.
Spanish teenager Bajcetic scored his first senior Liverpool goal nine minutes from time ended hopes of a dramatic fightback at Villa Park.
[Source: BBC Sport]
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