FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Aston Villa v Liverpool - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - October 4, 2020. Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp looks dejected after the match. Pool via REUTERS/Rui Vieira
(Reuters) - Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp said the team's 7-2 Premier League defeat by Aston Villa this month was like a punch to the face and could prove to be their most important game this season.
A stunned Klopp said the league champions lost the plot in their defeat at Villa Park before the international break, but the German backed his players to respond in Saturday's Merseyside derby against league leaders Everton.
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