Aston Villa put the shock of losing to Go Ahead Eagles behind them on Sunday after beating Man City 1-0.

Unai Emery’s side were good value for the victory, with Matty Cash scoring the only goal of the game in the 19th minute.

It means Villa have now won six of their last seven games, including each of their last four in the Premier League.

Their winning run in the league will be put to the test once again on Saturday night when they take on Liverpool at Anfield.

After losing 3-2 at Brentford last Saturday, Liverpool became just the fourth reigning Premier League champions to lose four consecutive games — after Leicester in 2016-17 (five), Liverpool themselves in 2020-21 (four) and Man City last season (four).

They’ve also now lost as many Premier League games this season as they did in the entirety of last season (four), while also suffering consecutive league defeats for the first time since February 2021.

The form book is firmly in...