In these awkward times he may feel as if all the reference points have been wrecked. Ast Stone Villa is not expected to destroy Liverpool, the reckless title-winning force created by Jજેrgen Klopp, making his star-studded back look like a rabbit in front of floodlights. But the extraordinary night at Villa Park – an unfortunately quiet villa park – is exactly what happened.

Arriving at થી 28 million from Brentford, Olly Watkins assisted on a hat-trick before half-time while the game’s outstanding performer Jack Grillich scored two runs and contributed three assists. Villa have now won three of their first top flight seasons since 1962.

But those are just the main heading details. The story was about how Villa asserted himself from the first whistle, breaking Liverpool’s high defensive line into pieces and making the strongest statements in their recent history.

Villa’s previous victories were Sheffield United and Fulham – the teams at the bottom of the table. Dean Smith, the manager, noted that Liverpool would be “a great marker to see how far we have come.”

This was a demonstration and result of sending expectations into orbit.

What on earth happened to Liverpool? They badly missed the presence of goalkeeper Allison, which enabled them to play their high line. He suffered a shoulder injury in training and has been out for four to six weeks, but he only goes in the direction of persuading Chamball in the performance.

The opening of the Tone Villa was set by Goal and was a personal disaster for Allison’s deputy Adrian. He was guilty of playing a loose yellow pass from his own line straight up to Grellish, who worked from the inside to finish the Watkins that marked him. Bad concessions may have been made, but what was unacceptable – and therefore unusual – to explain to Klopp – was Liverpool’s lack of reaction, lack of aggression. Villa were 4-1 up at half-time, in which the Greek game could not be played.

One of the best features of the game was his ability to get away from opponents, to find places when the crowd seemed overwhelmed. Every time his team advanced to the first half, the alarm bells rang in the Liverpool defense. They’ve been looking very upset for a long time. His constitution was in Tatar.

The crazy thing was that the visa should be more before the interval, Ross Barkley blew two chances of the gilt edge. Chelsea’s lawn signing, which went straight into the line-up for a straight entry, was especially stretched to reach eight minutes from Grillish’s pass.

At the time it was easy to think that Villa would regret that moment. Instead, they set about making more and scoring more. There was another beauty of Watkins, the beginnings of which Grailish sent her clearly from the Virgil Van Dijk on the left. Watkins cut Liverpool’s captain’s back inside, the top corner cut out from the inside before the top.

It didn’t look like Liverpool had a start in the first half. Even without centuries of positive testing for corinavirus, they brought danger. His only reward before the interval came when Mohamed Salah went home after blocking a navel shot 2-1, but Roberto Firmino extended Emily Martinez twice when Villa goalkeeper had to warn Diogo Jota to tip over the chip and He was also rescued. Andy Robertson. Martinez slipped away with poor approval, but it was too late before Fimino Keita blocked the shot.

Villa turned the screw. John McGuinness’s 3-1 goal included a piece of luck, a shot from a half-cleared corner to beat Van Dyk’s heavy ádrian, and a fourth came when Trezeguet returned to Barclay’s deep free-kick for Watkins. Head home. The Liverpool defenders were watching it happen at a slower pace. What was going on

Smith said he was surreal in the dressing room at half-time, but he wanted to stay on the front foot and things get even better. Barclays led his team with the ball on foot and he got the goal when he took a grillish pass on the edge of the area, he saw and tried to catch the 5drian from his line. His shot went away from Trent Alexander-Arnold’s side and into a far corner.

Grellish also deserved a goal, and, following Fimino’s pass, the advice was pulled back one by the Villa captain. It came through a second deflection – Villa’s third – this one off Fabinoho but he didn’t notice. They came to the position. They made their own destiny.

Graylish finished second with a dinked finish and the final stages were also notable for one-on-one cuts against Adrian and hitting the crossbar. Villa had seven but the surprising truth was that it should be double figures.