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Jürgen Klopp watched his Liverpool team crash to an extraordinary 7-2 defeat at Aston Villa and questioned the lack of reaction after a grisly early concession, and the desire of his players.
The manager had lost his first-choice goalkeeper, Alisson, to a shoulder injury in training – he will be out for four to six weeks – and the replacement, Adrián, handed Villa the breakthrough with a loose pass out from the back.