Any sign of change in Gareth Barry these days is considered bad news for Aston Villa fans since there is never any concrete news about his transfer situation with Liverpool. Surely enough in today’s game, Barry is wearing No. 21 for England instead of his 8, which apparently has been reclaimed by Frank Lampard upon return from injury.

Then, on his first touch of the game, he feeds a perfect scoring pass to — who else? — buddy Steven Gerrard, the only reason other than Champions League football Villa fans should be worried about the move to Anfield.