LONDON — Liverpool moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to a 2-0 win at home to Aston Villa. Darwin Nunez put Liverpool in front in the 20th minute after a swift counter-attack following an Aston Villa corner. Mohamed Salah carried the ball forward, before feeding Nunez to score with a shot over goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from a tight angle. Salah netted Liverpool’s second of the match six minutes from time after his side again won possession in the middle of the park, with the striker keeping his cool before beating Martinez, reports Xinhua. Earlier in the day, Brighton came back from conceding a goal from Erling Haaland to produce an excellent second-half display to beat Manchester City 2-1. The result means Pep Guardiola’s side has lost its last four games – the first time that Guardiola has seen one of his sides lose four times in a row in 16 years. Haaland opened the scoring with a shot that bounced up off Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen in the 23rd minute, but his injury-hit side then stepped off the gas and allowed Brighton back into the game. The home side had the better of the...