Daniel Sturridge sparkles in Aston Villa massacre

Aston Villa 0 Liverpool 6: Remi Garde lamented the lack of fight in his Aston Villa side after Liverpool ran riot in a Valentine’s Day massacre at Villa Park.

The Premier League’s bottom club remain eight points adrift of safety with 12 games left after first-half strikes from Daniel Sturridge and James Milner, followed by four goals in 15 second-half minutes from Emre Can, Divock Origi, Nathaniel Clyne, and Kolo Toure comprehensively condemned the club to their 16th defeat of the season.

Garde took full responsibility for a result he described as the worst of his managerial career but is still not giving up hope of salvaging Villa’s top-flight status.