EPL | Liverpool beats Villa 2-1, goes level on points with Manchester City

Sadio Mane scored the winner for Liverpool against Aston Villa as the Reds stay in the hunt for the EPL title

Liverpool has ensured the Premier League's thrilling title race will stretch into the final week of the season.

A come-from-behind 2-1 win at Aston Villa, sealed by a 65th-minute header by Sadio Mane, showed Liverpool's heart for the fight and moved Jürgen Klopp's team level on points with Manchester City on May 10.

"It's about digging in, keeping going and finding a way to win,” Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson said.

City still leads thanks to its superior goal difference of 3 to Liverpool. The defending champions play their game in hand against Wolverhampton on May 11, after which the two title rivals will have only two more league games to play.

The earliest City could now clinch the league is on May 18, when Liverpool plays its next league game—at Southampton. Before that, City plays twice, against Wolves then West Ham on May 16.

"We cannot do more than win,” Klopp said. “A lot of people thought this could be a banana skin, that it could be a struggle for us, and how the boys sorted that was absolutely outstanding."

The Reds, who drew 1-1 with Tottenham on May 8, avoided having their title bid further derailed by a Villa team managed by one of their greatest players.