One week after Liverpool fans streamed out of Anfield in protest over ticket prices, home supporters were also leaving Villa Park early on Sunday after Jurgen Klopp's side handed Aston Villa a 6-0 thrashing that the German described as "good for the soul". Liverpool made short work of the Premier League's bottom side with goals from Daniel Sturridge, James Milner, Emre Can, Divock Origi, Nathaniel Clyne and Kolo Toure putting the Merseysiders back in the hunt for a European berth. Liverpool moved up to eighth in the table with the win, just two points outside the top six, while the gap separating Villa from second-bottom Sunderland expanded to seven points. "We knew about the importance of the game in our situation and in the situation of Aston Villa too, with the results and number of games (left). There are only 12 games left," Klopp told the club's website (www.liverpoolfc.com). "We came out and... won 6-0. It (doesn't happen) too often in a manager's life, so we should keep it for bad times. "It was a good game for us, a result for the soul, for the table, for our goal difference, so everything was good." Injury-prone striker Sturridge marked his first Premier League start under Klopp with the opening goal and the manager declared himself pleased with the England international's performance. "We need the goals of Daniel and he needs the goals, that's clear," Klopp said. "It's not a surprise that he can score goals of course but it's a surprise how well tuned he is with the team when he starts. "With his movements, he's a real striker, that's good to see... but we can only speak about this when he's available. When he's not then we cannot say 'with Daniel it would have been different'." (For more sports news andupdates, followAhramOnlineSportson Twitter at@AO_Sportsand onFacebookatAhramOnlineSports.) http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/187612.aspx
