Aston Villa vs Liverpool live: score and latest updates from the Premier League

On balance Liverpool edged that, I think, though Villa created some very good chances, the referee seemed, how should we put this charitably, to have a unique perspective on a couple of incidents he decided in Liverpool's favour. Nonetheless, Mane's finish was worthy of champions/runners-up and their persistence paid off. Fabinho's injury could be hugely significant, not just for the FA Cup final on Saturday but the Champions League final against his old club a fortnight later. 

Klopp is close to an eruption when Liverpool give the ball away but it matters not. The referee blows for time. 

Martinez takes it, launching a long pass into the box that Van Dijk heads out, instigating a Mings v Keita ragging over the ball. Despite arms around the neck, the referee keeps his cards in his pocket. 

Mane misjudges an attempt to win a corner by rebounding the ball of Cash's shins. It goes out for a goalkick instead, from which Mane concedes a free-kick just inside the Villa half. 

Villa corner on the right. Buendia makes the near-post run, Douglas Luiz duly delivers but the substitute steers it over. 

The announcer informs us that there will four minutes of stoppage time. Keita is currently on the floor having taken one 'amidships' as Brian Johnston discreetly called the most delicate region. 

Klopp is going spare about the amount of space and possession a visibly tired Liverpool are ceding to Villa. The home fans want a penalty for a Van Dijk handball that was all chest and then Cash wellies a right-foot shot from just outside the area on the right over the bar, neglecting the chance to pass to Ings or Chukwuemeka who were in better positions. 

Ings wallops a wonderful angled shot past Alisson from eight yards and the right of the area but knew he was offside when he received the pass and there was not a flicker of complaint on his face when the flag shot up. 

Villa open up Liverpool between Matip and Tsimikas again, Ings driving purposefully down the channel, twisting this way and that, spinning Thiago before thumping an angled shot that Alisson claws away, managing to divert it past Chukwuemeka who was closing in for the tap-in. 

Keita cuts his right foot across a half-volley from 20 yards and fades it to the right of the right post. 

Watkins twisted his ankle in that exchange and needs to go off. On comes Bertrand Traore who was supposed to replace Ings.  

Watkins wants a free-kick when he brings down Digne's long pass with his chest 20 yards out back to goal. Van Dijk is touch tight and seems to have his arm on him but Watkins went down as if violated by an octopus and the ref told him to get up, riling the crowd all over again. 

Alexander-Arnold fires a long diagonal out to Jota on the left. He runs beyond Cash and pulls back a pass towards the penalty spot for Salah who hits a first-time shot that Konsa and Mings throw themselves towards to block successfully. 

Mane lobs a volley from the right of the box over Martinez but Cash heads it out at the far post. It came from a throw-in, hurled to Salah who was given too much room by Digne. 

Alexander-Arnold has a couple of bites at right-wing crosses. Digne gets the first one away, the second eludes everyone. 

Salah almost scores with his first touch after scaring the pants off Konsa who recovered in the nick of time as they chased the ball down the Liverpool inside-right. Konsa ended up dealing with it effectively but it was a mightily close run thing as he slid ahead. 

Buendia replaces Coutinho in Villa's second change, Salah comes on for Diaz in liverpool's third.

Here's Mane's goal:

"Mané does what Mané does best!"