Liverpool conceded seven goals in a game for the first time in 57 years as Aston Villa stunned the champions with a heavy defeat.
Jurgen Klopp suffered his heaviest defeat as a manager as he watched his side fall to a humiliating 7-2 defeat at the hands of Aston Villa.
The result ended the Reds’ 100 percent start to their title defense in emphatic fashion at Villa Park on Sunday.
Liverpool No.2 Adrian, who was deputizing for the injured Alisson, committed his fifth error leading to a goal when his wayward pass was picked up by Jack Grealish.
The Villa captain put the ball on a plate for Watkins in the fourth minute and he broke the deadlock.
Watkins doubled his side’s lead in the 22nd minute with a fine top corner finish past Adrian.
Mohamed Salah pulled one back for Liverpool, but it was in vain as John McGinn restored Villa’s two-goal cushion with a deflected volley.
Watkins completed his hat-trick inside 39 minutes when he tapped home from close range.
Aston Villa did not let up in the second half when Ross Barkley netted a debut goal with another deflected strike ten minutes after the restart.
Salah got his second of the match on the hour mark set up by Firmino, but it was merely a consolation as Jack Grealish scored a brace to see Liverpool concede SEVEN goals for the first time in a Premier League match.
As for Klopp, it was his heaviest defeat as a manager, surpassing Man City’s 5-0 thrashing of his Liverpool side in 2017 and his Mainz team’s 6-1 loss to Werder Bremen in 2006.
