Can't believe Liverpool have entered the international break this week with a five-point lead. Match vs Villa was as tough as I imagined it would be. As soon as Jhon Duran came on I kept thinking "this guy's going to score and John McGinn will be the reason why". Well McGinn was his usual deadly self but fortunately we kept Duran, etc. off the score sheet. I'm more thrilled with the clean sheet than the two goals, too, though I'm glad Mo continued his fine form. And that was Darwin at his most "Darwin-y", class goal followed by two flubs that should have seen this match off sooner than it was seen off. As for the "foul" that wasn't, not sure how match official David Coote doesn't go back and give Bailey a yellow. Think he's fortunate Nunez scores or Bailey gets sent off by VAR. Coote's remark that "it wasn't a foul" makes more sense now given what's been revealed about him.
Brighton taking out Man City, Forest dropping points and Chelsea/Arsenal played to a 1-1 draw was about as "perfect" a weekend, results-wise, as a Liverpool supporter could hope for. Only United's win over Leicester spoiled that (though a Leicester win wouldn't have been celebrated by us either, because that would've brought joy to one of our least-favorite fan bases).