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.
It has been a remarkable day in Premier League football as Manchester United were also beaten 6-1 at home to Tottenham.
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, a £28million club record signing from Brentford, 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, but it was a 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.
