John McGinn has revealed how Aston Villa were "drained mentally" by Liverpool - despite forcing Jurgen Klopp's men to start arguing among themselves.
The Reds were outplayed by the Midlanders during the first half of their Premier League clash on Saturday and were behind to Trezeguet's strike at the interval.
However, constant pressure told in the second half with the European champions snatching a 2-1 win thanks to late goals from Andy Robertson and Sadio Mane.
And McGinn, who was Villa's most impressive performer on the day, admits the relentless nature of Liverpool's attack prompted mistakes that proved costly for the home side.
"You’re playing against the champions of Europe and they could be the champions of England this year," said the Scotland international.
"They don’t give up, they keep going and they probably tired us out too much right at the end.
“Chances were coming and we were just trying to keep them at bay but the ball just keeps coming back at you.
“It was two sloppy goals from our point of view but teams like Liverpool do that to you.
“They are relentless. It was the same with Man City last week, they just drain you mentally. You try your best to press them but they are top teams and full credit to them.
“I was speaking to a couple of the Liverpool lads and they said how impressed they were at the way we played them – carry that on and I’m sure we’ll be fine."
McGinn claimed Liverpool's players were so rattled during the first half that they were bickering at each other.
“A lot of their players were arguing and you could tell they were uncomfortable in the first half," he said.
"When teams start arguing with each other you normally know you’ve got them but at the same time you have to respect they are such a good team, they just regroup, get together and go again.
"Unfortunately for us they did that."
