Manchester United lets in 6, Liverpool concedes 7 in incredible EPL day

English football's biggest teams have never experienced a day like it. Liverpool and Manchester United were both comprehensively humiliated by defeats Sunday that rank among heaviest in ir history.

Just when it looked like United's 6-1 collapse at home to Tottenham would be day's biggest shock in Premier League, Liverpool mand to surpass it.

champions fell apart to lose 7-2 to an Aston Villa side that only avoided relegation on final day of last season and is w one of only two sides with 100% starts.

defending champion in 67 years has lost so heavily in England. It's been 57 years since Liverpool was beaten as badly.

“We lost kind of plot," Liverpool manr Jürgen Klopp said. “ results are strange.”

With Leicester opening Sunday with a 3-0 loss to West Ham, it leaves Everton and Villa, whose last titles came in 1980s, leading way with perfect starts.

Sunday's latest wave of erratic results —- with 25 goals across six games — continued breathless, high-scoring start to a season being played out without fans in stadiums due to pandemic.

3.79 per game goal ratio is highest in English league in 90 years, according to statistics from Opta.

VILLA THRILLER

To put into perspective gulf between Villa and Liverpool — 64 points separated m last season.

Coronavirus infections denied Liverpool both Sadio Mane and Thiago Alcantara. A shoulder injury meant Alisson Becker had to be replaced in goal by Adrian.

And it was Adrian's poor pass that was seized on by Jack Grealish to set up summer signing Ollie Watkins for his first Premier League goal after four minutes. It was start of a hat trick for recruit from second-tier Brentford. Captain Grealish was on target twice, while re were also goals for John McGinn and Ross Barkley on his debut after joining on loan from Chelsea.

“Pretty much everybody made massive mistakes around goals,” Klopp said.

Mohamed Salah did score twice for Liverpool, but only when 2-0 and 5-1 down as visitors were completely outplayed by Villa.

“To go and get a result and a performance like that, against an exceptional team, takes something special,” Villa manr Dean Smith said.

‘WORST DAY’

Manchester United has w opened season with back-to-back home losses for first time since 1986.

But it had started so well for United by winning a penalty inside 30 seconds that Bru Fernandes converted. But Tottenham quickly turned game around by exploiting United's wretched defense, with goals from Tanguy Ndombele and Son Heung-min ensuring Jose Mourinho's side was in front by seventh minute.

United lost Anthony Martial to a red card that came after Erik Lamela overreacted to a slap in face, with a delayed fall to ground.

Harry Kane extended Tottenham's lead on half-hour and completed rout from penalty spot in second half after Son netted again and Serge Aurier hit target.

“It’s very embarrassing, it hurt all players,” said United's Ole Gunnar Solskjær. “It hurts me as manr. It’s my worst day ever."

It was blissful, though, for Mourinho. A loss to Tottenham as United manr two years ago played a part in his firing that year.

“I have sympathy for Ole because of result,” Mourinho said. “I can imagine that tonight he’s t going to sleep very, very well. But this is hard life of us.”

WORK FROM HOME

West Ham produced a second successive victory while manr David Moyes self-isolates with coronavirus.

From home, Moyes oversaw selections and tactics that led to Michail Antonio, Pablo Fornals and Jarrod Bowen scoring in victory over Leicester.

“David has been involved in everything," assistant manr Alan Irvine said. "He picks team, he talks about substitutions. We talk about training every day, we deliver messs. I have to say that it’s been fantastic that players have accepted situation as well as y have.”

OR MATCHES

Sheffield United mand its first goal of season but still lost 2-1 to Arsenal to remain without a point. Goals from Bukayo Saka and Nicolas Pepe ensured Arsenal has won three out of its four games.

Fulham is also yet to get off mark after losing 1-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers after Pedro Neto scored.

Moussa Djenepo and Oriol Romeu gave Southampton a 2-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion.

Im credits: AP

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