Behind Enemy Lines: Ray Houghton speaks Aston Villa, Dean Smith, Jack Grealish and how Liverpool are ready to end their title drought

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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🗓️ 2 November 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

As Liverpool prepare to head to Villa Park for the first time since February 2016, Behind Enemy Lines is here to bring you everything you need to know about this afternoon's opponents. Ray Houghton, part of Liverpool's last title-winning side, joins Guy Clarke to chat about his two former clubs as they prepare to face-off in the Premier League. Having seen Villa at close quarters this season Houghton gives his thoughts on how Villa are re-acclimatising to life back in the top flight under boss Dean Smith and led by captain Jack Grealish. Having had his say on Villa, Houghton turns his attentions to Jurgen Klopp's side have reveal how he thinks Liverpool are ready to topple Man City in a bid to end their title drought. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Behind Enemy Lines podcast on the Blood Red channel, bringing you the
0:06.9	inside track on Liverpool FC's next opponents. Another day, another game, another competition. If only something could be done about all these
0:17.0	fixtures. Oh wait, no, sorry, that one's been done before.
0:21.0	Liverpool though, back in Premier League action this afternoon
0:23.4	with a trip down to Villa Park to take on the newly promoted Aston Villa.
0:27.2	The Red's first trip to that part of the second city since a six-nill win back in
0:31.4	February 2016. I'm Guy Clark and this is behind enemy lines on
0:36.1	Blood Red as we build up to kick off and have a sneak peek at what Liverpool can
0:40.4	expect a face. We'll be talking all things villa of course, but not only that as
0:44.7	we catch up with a man who turned out for both clubs with distinction as part of the
0:48.8	last Liverpool team to win the league title. It's a pleasure therefore to welcome Ray Houghton to Blood Red.
0:55.2	Ray thanks a lot for your time. How are you?
0:58.0	Yeah, very well, thanks. Yeah, all good.
1:00.0	And in terms of the game obviously Liverpool traveling down to Villa Park and I suppose
1:05.4	Villa whilst newly back in the Premier League you've climatised quite well to being back
1:09.8	in the top flight.
1:10.8	Yeah they really have.
1:13.0	I mean it's a tough start for them.
1:15.0	I've seen the first couple of games with a loss detotting them and boomers.
1:19.0	I've got to say they were very unlucky in both games.
1:22.0	I've got to say they were very unlucky in both games. I've got the spurs game game they sort of run out their legs after
1:24.8	another which is to be expected you know that big leap from championship site to kind of a team.
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