The ECHO's big-match preview as Liverpool head to Aston Villa for Jurgen Klopp's final away game as manager
If Villa Park hasn't necessarily been the venue for the nadir of Jurgen Klopp 's time as a Premier League manager at Liverpool, it was certainly the setting for his most peculiar evening of the last eight years.
Fortunately for Klopp, though, that the frankly outlandish, once-in-a-generation scoreline was played out to the backdrop usually reserved for a training session ensured that freak result is rarely harked back to years later and the Reds manager's general record otherwise is impeccable away to the Villans.
A virtually full strength Reds were hosted by a Villa squad decimated by a COVID outbreak at the time, meaning they were forced to field a team made up of players from their Under-23 and U18s ranks on the night. Unsurprisingly, the visitors won 4-1, but not before being given a scare by Louie Barry's smart equaliser on the night.
It's been an outstanding campaign for Unai Emery's men, who are looking to close in on a top-four finish having navigated themselves all the way to the Europa Conference semi-final, where they were beaten by Greek giants Olympiakos.
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