Liverpool returned to winning ways in the Premier League as two goals from Luis Díaz and a Darwin Núñez strike secured a 3-0 victory over Bournemouth
Come the end of the season Arne Slot will be hoping he can laugh about last week’s defeat to Nottingham Forest. Since that pitiful performance, Liverpool have made light work of Milan in the Champions League and pummelledunderperform with a disciplined display, Bournemouth allowed Ryan Gravenberch and his midfield colleagues to dictate the match and then offered up an opener that ended the contest.
Liverpool will have thought they were in for another testing match after an eventful opening four minutes, in which Ryan Christie was booked for a foul on Díaz within 20 seconds of the first whistle and Antoine Semenyo had a goal disallowed.
The assistant referee saw no issue with the goal, only for VAR to silence those fans who had made the 524-mile round journey from the south coast by acknowledging the clear offside. The most galling aspect for Bournemouth was the lack of necessity for Semenyo to be ahead of play.Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'.
It was a similar level of domination after the break as Liverpool were unlucky to not add to their lead through a mixture of last-ditch defending and less clinical finishing.
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