Liverpool keep a clean sheet against Aston Villa: Virgil van Dijk is the result of the whole team's hard work.
2025-11-03 03:19
Liverpool secured a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa in a key match of the 10th round of the 2025/26 Premier League season, thanks to goals from Salah and Hrafinbeh. Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk stated that keeping a clean sheet was a result of the team's collective effort.
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez made a mistake during the kickoff in first-half stoppage time, and Salah seized the opportunity to push the ball into the empty net, giving Liverpool a 1-0 lead.
In the 58th minute of the second half, McAllister made a diagonal pass, and Hrafinberg received the ball and entered the penalty area arc before firing a long-range shot into the net, helping Liverpool maintain their 2-0 lead over Aston Villa.
Liverpool ultimately defeated Aston Villa 2-0 at Anfield. Ending their losing streak, Liverpool now sit third in the table with 18 points, but still seven points ahead of leaders Arsenal.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said in an interview, "Our overall performance was very good. We scored two goals, but we could have scored more. We kept a clean sheet, which is the result of the whole team working together. It's not just the goalkeeper and the defense; everyone has to contribute."
“I’ve mentioned this many times, and I know that in this world, whenever we concede a goal, the blame naturally falls on the defense or the goalkeeper. But I’m happy that everyone was involved and that we won this important victory. Nobody wants to concede a goal, because keeping a clean sheet is the foundation of winning a game.”
In addition, Van Dijk said, "Our performance in the past few weeks has really not been good enough, but that's not intentional. We want to be better, and that's what we're working towards every day. We finally kept a clean sheet, which is great."
