Football: Aston Villa crush Premier League champions Liverpool 7-2

Premier League champion Liverpool was humiliated 7-2 by Aston Villa to end its perfect start to the title defense on Sunday.

Liverpool’s chief tormentor was Ollie Watkins, who became the first Villa player to score a hat-trick against the Reds for 88 years.

Second placed Villa have won all three league games this term, while Liverpool’s first defeat of the season left Jurgen Klopp wondering how to fix a leaky defense that has shipped 11 goals in four matches.

Also on Sunday, Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho savored a 6-1 win over his former club Manchester United in one of the most astonishing days in Premier League history.