Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 2

Its been quite some time since Liverpool won their first game of the season.

Early on, Liverpool did not start off well, but managed to create good chances against the villains. Soon, Fernando Torres proves his worth by making good runs, making good chances, taking important shots, and showing that he's not a selfish player who wants to score on his debut. Any Liverpool fan can be satisfied by his debut. If he plays like this all Season long, the goals will come.

On the 31st minute, it was Torres' shot that contributed to the first goal, a well taken shot, parried by Stuart Taylor then an excellent hoof by Kuyt sending the ball into the 6 yard box, where Laursen's clearance ended up in the net for a goal. Even if he failed, Torres and Riise was in position to tap the ball into the empty net.

Aston Villa tried to fight back in the second half. Ashley Young is showing everyone why he should be in the England squad soon, and John Carew proving his worth in the air.

Soon, Carew's header ended up hitting Jamie Carragher's hand for a handball in the penalty box, where Gareth Barry scored. This happened in th 85th minute, what many thought would be the decisive goal and both teams share the spoils.

2 minutes later, Steven Gerrard hits an amazing freekick that curled right into the top corner.
Watch it here.


And what a goal it was.

2-1's the final score.

The other signing that impressed me would be Ryan Babel, showing both speed and technique and I believe he can improve Liverpool's game.

In other important games, Sunderland showed spurs that they are a middle sized fish in a big pond with a last minute strike to win 1-0 and Martins scored a superb bicycle kick against Bolton in a game that finished 3-1.