Aldo: Reina showed his class

I'm delighted for Pepe Reina who has become the fastest keeper in the club's history to claim a century of league clean sheets, writes John Aldridge in his Echo column.

Reina beat a record set by Ray Clemence and he reminded me of him on Monday.

The Spaniard had little to do all night but underlined just how good his concentration is with a vital save early in the second half.

If Villa had made it 2-1 then things could have been different.

Pepe was faultless and it was a real captain's performance.

He also played a massive role in our third goal with his throw out to Maxi Rodriguez.

Paul Konchesky had his best game for Liverpool against Aston Villa.

I have been on Konchesky's case because he hasn't performed but hopefully that display will help him turn his season around and take his Reds career forward.

To be fair to him, he held his hands up after the defeat at Spurs and admitted he hasn't been playing well.

Against Villa there was a big improvement.

Too often this season he's let crosses come into the box but on Monday night he closed people down quicker. His positional play was a lot better.

For a long time his place in the side was nailed on but now that Fabio Aurelio is fit that's no longer the case.

Having that competition for places is important and I'm sure it contributed to Konchesky raising his game.

Having Konchesky and Aurelio fighting hard for that left-back spot can only be good news for the Reds.

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