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Son Heung-min (R) of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates with teammate Serge Aurier after scoring his team’s fourth goal during the Premier League match against Manchester United at Old Trafford in Manchester, United Kingdom, October 4, 2020 . / VCG
Son Heung-min (R) of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates with teammate Serge Aurier after scoring his team’s fourth goal during the Premier League match against Manchester United at Old Trafford in Manchester, United Kingdom, October 4, 2020 . / VCG
A sensational first-half hat-trick from Ollie Watkins helped Aston Villa to an impressive 7-2 victory over Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday to end the champions’ 100 percent start to the season in a way. extraordinary.
Liverpool got off to a bad start at Villa Park as a poor pass from Adrian, who replaced Alisson in the goal for the visitors after the Brazilian suffered a shoulder injury, gave Watkins the first goal in the fourth minute.
If there was an element of good luck in Watkins’ first goal in a Villa jersey, his second was all his own work, as he cut inside before shooting into the top corner to stun the champions and put it 2-0 at minute 22.
A despondent Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool during the Premier League match against Aston Villa in Birmingham, UK, October 4, 2020. / VCG
A despondent Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool during the Premier League match against Aston Villa in Birmingham, UK, October 4, 2020. / VCG
Mohamed Salah’s fine left-footed shot seemed to put Liverpool back into the game in the 33rd minute, but a deflected shot from John McGinn two minutes later restored Villa’s two-goal lead.
Watkins completed his hat-trick in 39 minutes, with former Everton midfielder Ross Barkley making his debut after joining Villa on loan, making it five, 10 minutes into the second half.
Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins (R) celebrates scoring his team’s fourth goal of the game to complete his hat-trick during the Premier League match against Liverpool in Birmingham, UK, October 4, 2020. / VCG
Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins (R) celebrates scoring his team’s fourth goal of the game to complete his hat-trick during the Premier League match against Liverpool in Birmingham, UK, October 4, 2020. / VCG
Salah gave Liverpool hope at the hour mark, before a late double by Grealish completed a remarkable victory for a team that narrowly avoided relegation last season.
Stunned Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said his team did “all the things you shouldn’t do in a football game” as they “lost the plot” to play at the hands of Aston Villa.
Meanwhile, a chaotic Manchester United suffered a club-record defeat in the Premier League era by losing 6-1 at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (L), Manchester United manager, and José Mourinho, Tottenham Hotspur manager, during the match at Old Trafford in Manchester, UK, October 4, 2020. / VCG
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (L), Manchester United manager, and José Mourinho, Tottenham Hotspur manager, during the match at Old Trafford in Manchester, UK, October 4, 2020. / VCG
Son Heung-min and Harry Kane each scored twice for Spurs, while United’s Anthony Martial was sent off in the 28th minute when José Mourinho celebrated an impressive victory on his return to the club that fired him 22 months ago.
United lost 6-1 to Manchester City in October 2011, their worst previous defeat in the Premier League era.
Also in the Premier League, Arsenal scored two goals in four minutes to claim a 2-1 home win over Sheffield United.
Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski (R) celebrates with Corentin Tolisso after scoring his team’s fourth goal from the penalty spot during the Bundesliga game against Hertha Berlin in Munich, Germany, on October 4, 2020. / VCG
Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski (R) celebrates with Corentin Tolisso after scoring his team’s fourth goal from the penalty spot during the Bundesliga game against Hertha Berlin in Munich, Germany, on October 4, 2020. / VCG
Elsewhere in Europe, Philippe Coutinho scored his first league goal since returning to Barcelona to help his team draw 1-1 at home to an excellent Sevilla side in La Liga, as the Catalans lost points for the first time. time with Ronald Koeman.
Goals from Vinicius Jr. and Karim Benzema plus some top saves from Thibaut Courtois gave Real Madrid a 2-0 win at Levante for a third consecutive victory in La Liga.
Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski scored four goals, including a penalty in injury time, to give the German champions a 4-3 home win over Hertha Berlin in a thrilling Bundesliga clash.
Meanwhile, Fabián Ruiz will not be able to join the Spanish team for its three games this month after players from his club Napoli were quarantined after three positive tests for COVID-19.
(With contributions from agencies)
