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Louie Barry: Aston Villa teenager revels in scoring against Liverpool

For a short while after scoring a dream goal against Liverpool, Aston Villa teenager Louie Barry allowed himself to think that one of the ultimate FA Cup shocks might be on.

While Villa might be a Premier League side in name, a Covid-19 outbreak at the club in the week leading up to their third-round tie against the Premier League champions meant the hosts' entire first-team squad and manager were unavailable for the game.

Even some of the under-23s could not play as they had been training with the senior side.

So when a Villa team containing seven members of the under-23 squad and four from the under-18s - a total of zero first-team appearances between them - went behind to Sadio Mane's fourth-minute header, there was a fear things could get messy.