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'That's for losers' - Emiliano Martinez makes Premier League title claim after Liverpool loss
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has claimed "it's not the end of the world" the Midlanders were beaten at Liverpool on Saturday - and has set his sights on still challenging the Reds for the title. Goals in either half from Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah earned Liverpool a 2-0 Premier League triumph that moved them five points clear at the Premier League summit.
Villa last season finished just a place behind Liverpool in third position to earn Champions League qualification for the first time and a return to Europe's top competition after a 41-year absence.
But while they ended up 14 points adrift of the Reds at the end of the campaign, Saturday's defeat means Villa are down in ninth already 10 points off Arne Slot's side after a fourth successive loss in all competitions.
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Nevertheless, Martinez believes Unai Emery's side should still be competing with Liverpool at the top of the table.
"You have to take points whenever you can, but well, we lost to Tottenham and Liverpool away so it’s not the end of the world either," said the Argentina international.
"Now we have games at home and we have to get the points.
“I didn’t sign up to be top five or six, that’s for losers. I want to be at the top of everything, my goal is always to win the league. Thinking about being among the top seven is for a loser."
Of Villa's poor run, Martinez added to Argentina news outlet Telemundo Deportes: “These are moments that happen, we lost two games in a competition, we changed 11 players in the Carabao Cup and then what happened in the Champions League, where we made six changes.
“In the end we have to give everyone minutes, we had to sell players to bring in new ones so it is a team that is in a process.
“Things are played from the first game, not just in February and March when things are defined."
