Villa march north in a different mood. Unai Emery has chiselled resilience and ambition into this squad, a group now comfortable in the Premier League’s sharp company. Winless in their opening six games, they have since lost one of seven, culminating in that eye widening victory against Manchester City. Confidence does not just exist, it travels.

Check the live streaming, venue, head-to-head info for the upcoming UEFA Champions League 2025-26 clash featuring Real Madrid and Liverpool

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Follow live coverage as Manchester City face AFC Bournemouth today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Liverpool look to fend off competition from Arsenal,

Liverpool finally halted their dreadful losing run with a 2-0 Premier League victory over Aston Villa on Saturday to climb provisionally into third place in the table, as Mohamed Salah became the third player in Reds history to score 250 goals.