Sky Sports' football writers assess Sunday's Premier League action as Virgil van Dijk holds it all together for Liverpool and Aston Villa capitulate.
Van Dijk immense in makeshift backlineIn all the theatre of Liverpool's pulsating 1-1 draw with Manchester City at Anfield, the one-on-one duel between Erling Haaland and Virgil van Dijk late in the first half stood out. Jamie Carragher had described the fixture as 'the highest-quality game in Europe' in the build-up. And there it was, distilled in one moment. The best striker up against the best defender. Haaland did manage to get his shot off.
Aston Villa 0-4 Tottenham - Match report and highlightsHow the teams lined up | Match statsUnai Emery's side didn't recover to falling behind, conceding again within four minutes before McGinn compounded their frustration with his reckless tackle on Destiny Udogie. Villa allowed Spurs' Heung-Min Son and Timo Werner to turn it into a rout late on. 'We have to control our emotions, even when we are losing 2-0. We have a responsibility to be mature,' said Emery.
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