Liverpool beat Aston Villa to go five points clear at top of Premier League Nunez & Salah score to give Reds comfortable win Brighton earlier came from behind to earn stunning 2-1 win over Man City Guardiola has suffered four successive defeats for first time as City boss Other results: Brentford 3-2 Bournemouth,

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Liverpool are leading Aston Villa 2-0 at Anfield thanks to goals Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah. Earlier in the evening title rivals Manchester City suffered another defeat.