Jordan Henderson's taunt at Aston Villa after Boxing Day win

After the break for the World Cup and Christmas, Boxing Day came with a big gift in Birmingham for Liverpool, who beat Aston Villa 3-1 in the Premier League. The celebrations were quickly stifled at Villa Park for the home side as the Reds took the lead after just five minutes thanks to Mohamed Salah, who only had to push the ball into the middle of the net from Andrew Robertson.

The Villans had little reaction, with Leon Bailey having the clearest chance of the first half with a shot that Alisson had no trouble controlling. On the contrary, the Merseyside side were lethal. Before the 20' mark, Jürgen Klopp's side stretched the deficit when Joel Matip made a huge leap to connect with the Scottish full-back's cross, but the action was disallowed for an offside position. The VAR intervened.

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However, it was the turn of World Cup winner Virgil van Dijk to add to the lead from a corner kick, which, after getting clear of Emiliano Buendia, he received and shot as well as he could to make it 2-0. In the second half, the home side, without Emiliano Martinez in goal due to the break after winning the World Cup with Argentina, changed the face of the game and put their opponents in trouble.

After an exquisite pass, Ollie Watkins was one-on-one with Alisson and shot to score, but it was disallowed for another offside. However, it was the England striker himself who headed home in the 59th minute. The South American activity was in the hands of Darwin Núñez, who in the final stretch of the match missed a one-on-one chance that was wide. Fortunately for the charrúa, the Reds settled the matter in the 81st minute with Stefan Bajcetic's goal.

Henderson silenced Aston Villa

One of the most popular images circulating on social media after Liverpool's 3-1 win over Aston Villa was Jordan Henderson shushing the Villa fans. This was generated after the Reds captain received several insults when he was substituted near the end of the match.