Aston Villa forward Gabriel Agbonlahor scored an early that gave his side a battling win over Liverpool, moving them up to the second place in the Premier League table.
Just nine minutes into the game, Agbonlahor struck from a corner and, despite dominating possession, Liverpool were unable to break down the visitors' well-organised defence.
Villa remain unbeaten, with 10 points from their first four games giving them their best start to the season since the 1998-99 campaign, when they went on to finish sixth, The BBC reported.
The Villa squad worked hard, was well organised and good value for their win but, worryingly for Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers, his first attempt at rotating his newly-strengthened squad ended in a frustrating defeat.
Rodgers said that they were slow in their pressing and passing early on and gave away a bad goal, but then they upped it. He added that it was a frustrating day but he thinks that it was a combination of Villa defending well and his men failing to find that wee bit of quality.
Rodgers said that Liverpool had enough of the ball but could not find the penetration in the final third.
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Villa manager Paul Lambert said that it is one of toughest places to come in Europe, let alone Britain, but he added that his side deserved the win.
Lambert also said that there is a lot of momentum on and off the pitch at this club, the players have been excellent as a group and the supporters have stuck with it and now Villa's young guys are turning into young men.