Aston Villa captain John McGinn is convinced that Liverpool are poised to challenge for the Premier League title this season following their impressive start to the campaign.
The Reds secured their third consecutive league victory with a commanding 3-0 win over Villa at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp’s side has amassed 10 points from their first four games this season. Remarkably, they reached this tally after just four games, whereas it took them seven games to achieve the same number of points last season.
Liverpool’s strong start has sparked optimism among fans and pundits alike, with many believing that they have the potential to be serious contenders for the Premier League title.
“The corner (for the first goal) comes from us – we allow them to get the ball in the box and it’s a terrific strike from (Dominik) Szoboszlai,” said McGinn.
“They’ve got players that can hurt you and have the quality to score goals like that. If you allow a team like Liverpool that head start it becomes a difficult afternoon.
“We had chances for people like me to get back into the game, but we didn’t take them. Liverpool proved that they’ll be a real force this season.”
On the game against Liverpool on Sunday, he added: “We need to put this game in the past and show everyone how good a team we are. “It’s about character and how we on the pitch react.
“We lost Diego (Carlos) – hopefully it’s not too serious. He’s a big player for us going down with an injury. There are a lot of things going against us, injury-wise, but we’ve still got players and quality to go and hurt Liverpool.”
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