Gareth Taylor (Liverpoolfc.com)

Liverpool finally lifted themselves off the bottom of the Barclays Women’s Super League table with a 4-1 win over Aston Villa.

Mia Enderby, Martha Thomas, captain Grace Fisk and substitute Aurelie Csillag were all on the scoresheet as the Reds logged their second win of the season.

And afterwards, head coach Gareth Taylor confessed he had not enjoyed the stress of the closing stages against Aston Villa.

” I think we caused Villa problems in the first half,” he told the club’s official website. “I think when you get to 2-0 it’s always a funny scoreline. We felt after that we went a little bit flat if we’re really being honest and allowed a little bit of territory for Villa.

“Overall, I was pretty happy with the first half. I hated the second half – I have to be honest! I understand the anxiety because we want to hold onto something and it’s very rare we’ve been in that situation this season. It’s a new kind of experience. I understand why we were probably kicking a little bit longer.

“But I felt there were opportunities to play because when we play we open teams up and we...