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MICHAEL ATHERTON (Crosby)

After a sombre few weeks and some frustrating results and performances, the Valentine's Day Massacre at Villa Park was extremely welcome.

Prior to Sunday I can’t remember the last time I could actually enjoy the last 20-minutes of a league game knowing that the result was sewn up.

Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho made a big difference and turned an average side into a ruthless attacking machine. There will be tougher tests than Villa between now and the end of the season but if we can keep these two fit then we will win more than we lose.

I am looking forward to the return of the Europa League this week and feel that we can go far in the competition. It is our only route into the Champions League for next season and I believe that we should prioritise it over the league campaign. Overall, it has been a dreadful league campaign so far anyway.

The signing of Joel Matip should serve as another reminder to our players that they are playing for their futures between now and the end of the season. I believe that Matip will be a regular and so it could be the beginning of the end for at least one of Skrtel, Sakho and Lovren.

I expect there to be a huge clearout in the summer and many of the current squad cannot really argue if they are moved on as the manager has given everyone a chance since he joined in October.

From the current squad, who do you believe has shown the manager that they should be part of his future plans? For me, there are hardly any. I don’t think that the goalkeeper or any of the back four have covered themselves in glory and the midfield has struggled over recent months, too. Benteke has not produced when given the opportunity.

Aside from some of the young players who have shown their potential in the recent FA Cup games there is probably only Roberto Firmino who has noticeably improved his form since Klopp joined in October.

MARK BAKER (Huyton)

Phillippe Coutinho must be accommodated left of the central midfield three for the side to progress.

Liverpool have an obvious weakness in moving the ball quickly between lines using one and two touch in the midfield area.

Top sides have a player capable of taking the opposition out of the game by playing a ball around the corner in the split second they receive possession, seeing a picture and being able to execute what they see in an instant.

Klopp’s one world class player is left on the fringe of the game as part of a front three, reliant on other more limited players to provide him possession, rather than being the metronome of the team's play.

Perspiration, which Liverpool have in abundance in midfield, will always come second best to technical excellence.

SIMON DONNELLY (Freshfield)

I was talking to my mate Harry the Blue on Monday. I always enjoy our conversations after we've won and they've lost. But in trying to downplay our six goal performance, Harry made a valid point. Villa are dire.

They are possibly the worst Premier League team I have seen, they have so little fight I worry about their survival in the Championship next season! But as the cliché says, you can only beat what's put in front of you, and this we did with aplomb.

It can't be just coincidence that Sunday saw the return of our two truly world class players in Sturridge and Coutinho?

As well as an improvment in quality, their return must boost the whole team psychologically.

I have hated our match stats over recent months, with high possession, high shot count, but virtually none on target.

It's been so obvious that quality up top has been painfully missed. Still. they are back now, and let's hope for a good while!

Bring on Wembley and let's see if we can send a certain young man home with his tail between his legs (and a losers medal.)

ALEX WATT (Rainford)

It's remarkable how different a team Liverpool are when Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho are in the side.

Against Aston Villa, LFC looked fantastic all over the pitch, in a welcome return to form.

Sure, Villa were dreadful and essentially gave up after the second goal, but that shouldn't change how much fun it was to see the flowing football from the Reds once again.

Even so, when Kolo Toure is getting on the scoresheet, you know things have got crazy!

The next tests come in the Europa League, and it'll be interesting to see which team Klopp chooses to put out over the two legs.

Does he go with youth or does he play a strong team and really make a good old go at winning the competition?

Watch: Klopp on Sturridge

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With a top four finish starting to look less and less likely (although if Sturridge can stay fit and Liverpool can recreate their Villa form against better teams going forward, who knows?), a Europa League win may represent Liverpool's best chance of getting into the Champions League again next season.

Then, it's the League Cup and Klopp's chance to win his first trophy at LFC.

In current form, and on the basis of the team's last showing against Manchester City, you can't help but feel a certain level of confidence that Liverpool could do the business and have a lot of joy at Wembley.

So, appendicitis aside, things are looking pretty good for Jurgen Klopp at the moment!