Stan Collymore makes damning claim about Liverpool’s display in lifeless Aston Villa defeat
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Former Liverpool player Stan Collymore believes the Reds put in their worst ever performance at Villa Park on Friday night.Although they have a fairly decent record away against Aston Villa, Liverpool have suffered in the West Midlands at times, infamously losing 7-2 to the Villains under Jurgen Klopp.But although that will forever go down as one of the Reds’ most embarrassing defeats, Collymore has claimed that Friday’s dismal 4-2 defeat was an even worse performance. Who was Liverpool’s worst player on a terrible night at Villa Park?
Photo by Neville Williams/Aston Villa FC via Getty Images Collymore slams Liverpool performanceThere truly was nothing to redeem Liverpool from what became one of their worst nights of a nightmare season on Friday.Collymore could see it, and although he is a former Red, the 55-year-old is also a boyhood Villa fan, and so had a fairly unique vantage point with which to see the game from.What he saw, according to a post on X at the full-time whistle, was Liverpool’s worst ever performance in front of the Villa supporters.Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Arne Slot insists Liverpool’s summer transfer window will be transformational after Aston Villa shame“As a former Red, and having watched too many Liverpool masterclasses at Villa Park (and played in a couple), that could be the worst Liverpool performance in B6 I’ve seen,” Collymore said. “And I’d include the 7-2 in that.
No idea what the team is trying to do and that’s a very, very rare thing to say about any Liverpool team.”Arne Slot is slowly piling up nightmare statistics as the season draws to a close, with every week seemingly reaching a new nadir.The only small mercy for Liverpool supporters is that there is only one game left of this dismal campaign left to endure. Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox