With Manchester City beaten just moments before the Reds took to the Villa Park pitch, it was even more important to get the result, opening up a hugely encouraging seven-point gap to our neighbours, sitting outside the crucial top three, in the race for Champions League qualification.
“It’s big for us,” Clinton said. “We want to get every three points we can, and we definitely want to be pushing for Champions League. Keep pushing, you never know what’s going to happen with the league. It’s a massive result for us and, even four goals, we need that.”
Asked if knowing the City result prior to kick-off was a boost, she replied: “You’ve just got to get on with what you can do, because you never what’s going to happen with everyone else. We’ve done a really good performance today.”
