Why Liverpool defeated Villarreal

Former Man Utd star Rio Ferdinand in a recent statement has revealed why Liverpool defeated Spanish side Villarreal in the UCL on Tuesday night.

Ferdinand slammed Villarreal after they obviously suffered a second-half collapse to allow Liverpool to kick them out of the Champions League.

The former England defender ripped into Villarreal for surrendering their two-goal lead in the first period which had put them on course for a historic comeback against Liverpool.

But goals from Luis Diaz, Fabinho and Sadio Mane ultimately saw them crash out, and he believes the Spanish side shot themselves in the foot.

“Villarreal took their foot off the pedal, all their great work pressurising Liverpool, pinning them back, not giving them any time, but in the second half, they played exactly how they played in the first leg and got demolished,” Rio Ferdinand told BT Sport.

“I don’t know how they let them off, was it a conscious decision from Unai Emery? Did they make sure they had a breather? It killed them. Liverpool smelt blood and fair play to them they demolished this Villarreal team,” he said.