Aston Villa have struggled defensively this season — the solution became clear after their draw with Liverpool

Liverpool was unhappy with John McGinn handling the ball in the build-up to Aston Villa taking the lead in the Premier League clash at Villa Park through Ollie Watkins.

Liverpool missed the chance to move 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League but avoided defeat as Aston Villa battled to a thrilling 2-2 draw and hand hope to title race challenges Arsenal. The leaders were gifted the opening goal as defender Andres Garcia passed straight to Diogo Jota and the forward squared to Mohamed Salah for his 24th goal of the season.