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#3 Manchester United 1 - 6 Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United's defeat against Crystal Palace in their opening Premier League game of the season was just a sneak peek into their defensive frailties, but the Tottenham Hotspur match showed how far the Red Devils have fallen behind.
An erroneous and often lackadaisical Manchester United crashed to one of their most humiliating home defeats of the decade as Spurs scored six at Old Trafford. The defeat, coupled with their inability to bring in their primary transfer targets, might see Manchester United falter even more in the coming few weeks.
#2 Manchester City 2-5 Leicester City
It has seemed like Manchester City's issues are peripheral and are just one signing or game away from getting resolved.
However, City's Premier League defeat at home to Leicester City was enough to convince anyone, including Guardiola, that the side's problems run deep.
The arrival of Ruben Dias will strengthen the defence, but the way Leicester exploited The Cityzens' vulnerabilities at the Etihad proves that Guardiola's men are far from being a finished article.
#1 Aston Villa 7- 2 Liverpool
A week before the match against Aston Villa, Liverpool thrashed a promising Arsenal side under Mikel Arteta as they looked like the team to beat in the Premier League once again this season.
The criticism for Arsenal in that game was that they gave too much respect to the Reds by sitting back and defending for the entirety of the match.
Aston Villa exploited the champions' perceived weakness to the hilt and took the game to Liverpool by attacking and counterattacking relentlessly. Villa's grit and determination, combined with the visitors' defensive and goalkeeping errors, threw a disorganised Liverpool into shambles.
It was not just the victory that baffled everyone but the implausibility of the scoreline, the number of goals the much-coveted Liverpool defence conceded and the humiliation in the face of it. The absence of Allisson Becker was but one of many reasons for Liverpool's chastening defeat.
With Liverpool falling, up rose a group of unlikely heroes led by Jack Grealish and Ollie Watkins, united by their enthusiasm and team spirit, as a rejuvenated Aston Villa threw the decade-long notion of 'respecting' the best to the winds.
After all, this result might just be an indication of how unpredictable the 2020-21 Premier League season could be.
