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Liverpool and Manchester United's humiliating defeats broke Sky Sports records for a day as 14 MILLION people tuned in to watch incredible drama on Sunday

Liverpool and Manchester United's devastating defeats on Sunday saw Sky Sports record their highest ever viewing figures for a given day.

The broadcaster confirmed to The Independent that 14m viewers tuned in to their channels on the day which saw the Premier League champions suffer an incredible 7-2 defeat away at Aston Villa and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United blown away 6-1 at home by Tottenham.

The number also includes viewing figures from Arsenal's 2-1 victory against Sheffield United in the mid-afternoon kick-off, with all three games helping provide an average audience across all channels of 933,000 with viewers watching more than 95 minutes of action.