The first game of the New Year is a trip to St. Mary's
Less than 2 minutes gone and Danny Ings opens the scoring
Ings produced a superb lob from a Ward-Prowse free kick to leave Alisson stranded
A glimmer of an opening for Mo Salah, but he can only head over the bar
Mo Salah did not make much of an impact on the game, along with several of his team mates!
Saints substitute Tella strikes for goal but his effort sails wide of the far post
Thiago makes his 1st start since being injured in October but finds it tough going
Xherdan Shaqiri tangles with Saints' Jack Stephens
Sadio Mané, Liverpool's best player on the night, takes on Walker-Peters
Mané goes down after Walker-Peters tackle but the ref & VAR decide no penalty
Saints' manager Ralph Hasenhuttl was emotional at the final whistle, Jürgen Klopp unhappy with his team's display
The Reds face a team of youngsters due to a widespread Covid-19 outbreak in the Villa camp
Just 4 minutes in and Sadio Mané opens the scoring with a fine header
Just before half time Louie Barrie races away and puts Villa level!
Scenes of joy on the touchline as the Villa youngster celebrates
Gini Wijnaldum puts Liverpool back in front with a slide rule finish
Villa 'keeper Onodi has no chance with Gini's well placed shot
Muted celebrations from the Liverpool squad
Within minutes, Mané makes it 3, a lofted header this time
This time the players allow themselves a little more in the way of celebration