Birmingham: Liverpool ran riot in a 6-0 hammering of Aston Villa at Villa Park yesterday.
<img title="Liverpool&rsquo;s Daniel Sturridge fends off a challenge by Aston Villa&rsquo;s Aly Cissokho during their EPL tie in Birmingham" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/feb/Daniel-Sturridge.jpg" alt="Liverpool&rsquo;s Daniel Sturridge fends off a challenge by Aston Villa&rsquo;s Aly Cissokho during their EPL tie in Birmingham" /> Liverpool&rsquo;s Daniel Sturridge fends off a challenge by Aston Villa&rsquo;s Aly Cissokho during their EPL tie in Birmingham
Daniel Sturridge made a dream return after injury with a 16th-minute opener that kicked off Liverpool&rsquo;s surge.
Then, Villa slumped to their heaviest home defeat of the post-1992 EPL era to slide closer to relegation, finishing eight points adrift of the safety line. Jurgen Klopp&rsquo;s Liverpool produced a slick display to claim a first win in six games in all competitions.
There were six different goal-scorers as James Milner, Emre Can, Divock Origi, Nathaniel Clyne and Kolo Toure added to Sturridge&rsquo;s effort.
However, the home side helped with a feeble display that saw thousands of fans head for the exits with less than an hour played as four goals in 14 second-half minutes set Liverpool on course for a huge win. The win took Liverpool into eighth spot, just three points behind Manchester United in the Europa League place.
For Sturridge, who played for Villa as a schoolboy, it was the perfect way to mark his first league start since October following a series of injury setbacks.

Liverpool ran riot in a 6-0 hammering of Aston Villa at Villa Park yesterday;&nbsp;Daniel Sturridge made a dream return after injury with a 16th-minute opener&nbsp;

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Liverpool ran riot in a 6-0 hammering of Aston Villa at Villa Park yesterday;&nbsp;Daniel Sturridge made a dream return after injury with a 16th-minute opener&nbsp;

EPL: Sturridge stars as Liverpool thrash Aston Villa 6-0

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