Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk pointed the finger at one of his teammates following the Reds' failure to claim victory in their previous clash with Aston Villa. The club welcome Unai Emery's side to Anfield this weekend as Liverpool look to return to winning ways in the Premier League.

Back in February, Mohamed Salah put Arne Slot's side ahead at Villa Park, though the hosts swiftly hit back with two goals from Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins before the interval. Trent Alexander-Arnold dragged Liverpool back on level terms shortly past the hour mark, but substitute Darwin Nunez wasted the Reds' best opportunity to secure all three points.

The forward was presented with a gilt-edged chance minutes after coming off the bench when Dominik Szoboszlai managed to get behind Villa's backline. Goalkeeper Emi Martinez focused on Szoboszlai, who slid the ball across the penalty area to leave Nunez with an open goal to aim at, but the striker sent his effort sailing over the bar from six yards...