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Liverpool 3-1 Wolves
by James Nalton 
at Anfield

FOR a moment at Anfield on Saturday, it felt like Liverpool had a chance of winning the Premier League for the second time in three seasons.

News filtered around the old stadium that Aston Villa, today more than ever known as Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa, had scored a second goal at Manchester City.

The most enthusiastic celebrations from pockets of Liverpool supporters were designed to let the rest of the crowd and the players know what was going on.

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