Ollie Watkins makes damning Liverpool admission after Villa defeat

Ollie Watkins makes damning Liverpool admission after Villa defeat

Liverpool’s 4-2 defeat at Aston Villa was painful enough before Ollie Watkins explained exactly why he fancied his chances against us.

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The Villa striker scored twice and assisted another as Arne Slot’s side were cut open far too easily again.

What followed from the 30-year-old only made the defensive picture look even more worrying.

Watkins explains Liverpool weakness

Speaking to Sky Sports after Villa’s win, Watkins gave a blunt explanation of how he viewed Liverpool’s back line.

The England international said: “They play a high line and they don’t play offsides so they’re disjointed at the back and I feel like there’s a lot of space for me to run into.

“I always feel like I’m going to get opportunities against them, that’s no disrespect to them. The two centre backs are world class at the end of the day but I think I spot opportunities and spaces in between them.

“When it’s a high line like that I like to run in behind and create some danger for them.”