Will Rooney reports on the Reds' win from Anfield.
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00:00 Full time here at Anfield and Liverpool's unbeaten start to the Premier League campaign continues.
00:05 A comprehensive 3-0 victory over Aston Villa.
00:08 Performed to the season so far from the Reds, undoubtedly, albeit it's only been four.
00:12 But a real positive start to the campaign, you have to say, and Liverpool against Aston Villa.
00:17 The side finished last season really strong and Jürgen Klopp was aware of the strengths that Villa have.
00:22 But Liverpool just swatted them aside. They were far too good for the visitors.
00:26 Took the lead after, well, inside three minutes through Dominic Suboslai.
00:31 There's 60 million signings, some are signing.
00:33 What a first goal it was for Hungary international.
00:37 Corner coming from the right and Villa's in deal here.
00:40 Come all the way to the left-hand side of the box to Suboslai.
00:44 Bouncing a little bit awkwardly but he just cracked her left foot as half-volley.
00:50 He couldn't have hit it any better, to be honest with you.
00:53 The moment he left his foot, it was gone for the far corner.
00:57 And Villa's were up to such a sweet, sweet, short, soft strike.
01:02 And from there, Liverpool were the dominance.
01:05 Continued to press the foot on the gas and it was 2-0.
01:09 When the Poole, OK, it was an own goal.
01:13 Matty Cash, Darwin Nunes, unlucky not to have scored.
01:16 You were set free and at least the ferocious efforts that you could have had against both the Poole.
01:21 Had that little bit of luck maybe that he didn't have last season
01:24 where the rebound of the ball hits Matty Cash, the Aston Villa player,
01:29 and bounces into the Unguarded net.
01:31 A little bit lucky, as I say, for Liverpool maybe, but they deserved that, to be honest with you.
01:35 Could have had a third before half-time.
01:37 Nunes again, who was a real handful, just lacking that little bit of cutting edge that he really did have
01:42 when it was needed at Newcastle last week.
01:46 Played through again by Mo Salah, who was excellent throughout the game.
01:50 Just dinked the goalkeeper, Ernie Martinez, for seeing his efforts.
01:54 Rebound against the bar, second half again, Liverpool were the dominance.
01:58 Alisson Bekhaspere made a real big save from Matty Cash at the back post.
02:02 Real important one just after the break, Liverpool asserted their authority on the game again.
02:07 Darwin Nunes missed another chance at the back stick, should have scored when he was set in by Salah again.
02:12 It was Salah who got that third, there's been all that talk about a potential move to Saudi Arabia.
02:18 Will it happen this week with the Saudi transfer window still open until Thursday?
02:22 The pool were turning down that £150m deal bid.
02:27 Certainly, the resolve may be testable.
02:32 A corner came in for Salah's goal and Darwin Nunes, this time, was the provider.
02:37 Flicked it on and there was Salah at the back post to put it in.
02:40 All in all, a good afternoon for the pool.
02:43 They've taken 10 points from a 4-game draw.
02:45 You can't complain whatsoever. It's a really good start.
02:49 Everyone was taking that at the start of the season.
02:54 They've built a little bit of early momentum.
02:57 The only black mark today was Trent Alexander-Arnold limping off with what appeared to be a Hampton engineer.
03:04 Can clock that to the end of the game.
03:08 The stands in Liverpool captain today, the vice-captain, was absolutely superb throughout the game.
03:12 He was forced off. We'll have a scan whether he goes away with England now or not in the international break.
03:18 Personally, I think it's unlikely.
03:20 It's the hamstrings that take a little bit of time to settle down.
03:23 Maybe that could be risked there.
03:25 It's a good performance from Liverpool.
03:28 Jürgen Klopp has delighted. He says it was almost a perfect afternoon by Alexander-Arnold's performance.
03:34 It's been a lovely sunny day.
03:36 Three goals, could have been more.
03:38 Liverpool, a real good start to the season.
03:40 International break in two weeks.
03:43 It'll be a bit of a frustrating time.
03:45 He wants to build that momentum to keep it going.
03:48 All in all, a good afternoon for the residents of Liverpool.
03:52 Three-0.