Liverpool vs Bournemouth
Premier League
Anfield
Liverpool after a disastrous start to the season. Needed a dominant display to put their season back on track.
Things could not have panned out any better as the Reds scored 9 past the Cherries. Diaz opened and closed the scoring. Firmino was the man of the match, scoring twice and assisting thrice.
Elliott’, Alexander-Arnold, Carvalho and Van Dijk got themselves one each. While Mepham opened the second with an unfortunate own goal.
Liverpool vs Bournemouth: Match report
Full time score: Liverpool 9-0 Bournemouth
Goals: Díaz 3′, 85′, Elliott 6′, Alexander-Arnold 28′, Firmino 31′, 62′, Van Dijk 45′, Mepham 46′ (o.g.), Carvalho 80′
AFC Bournemouth: Travers, Smith (Solanke, h/t), Mepham (Bevan, 82), Senesi, Zemura, Lerma, Cook (Pearson, 77, Marcondes, 82), Tavernier, Christie (Billing, h/t), Anthony, Moore.
Unused subs: Stacey, Hill, Saydee, Neto (g/k).
Booked: Smith.
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold (Clark, 83), Gomez, van Dijk, Fabinho, Robertson (Tsimikas, 69), Henderson (Milner, 69), Elliott (Carvalho, h/t), Diaz, Salah, Firmino (Bajcetic, 70).
Unused subs: Phillips, van den Berg, Adrian (g/k), Davies (g/k).
Referee: Stuart Attwell.
Managers’ reactions
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp: “Very good. We wanted to show a reaction. Be ourselves. Getting to be the best version of ourselves. We play a specific way. We scored wonderful goals. The game settled and we kept scoring. It was about keep going. Not to humiliate Bournemouth, we couldn’t respect them more. It’s about putting the opponent under pressure. I could bring on the kids, they deserve it so much. Everything was perfect pretty much.”
Bournemouth boss Scott Parker: “The bottom line is we were in an arena with massive quality and, at this moment in time, we’re probably not equipped to handle it. I’m disappointed with the result, I’m disappointed for the fans who have travelled here, and I’m disappointed for the players that this is where we are the moment in time.
“The players, everyone, need a little bit of help. Today just proved too big a challenge, the levels – a clinical team and the intensity of the stadium – were far too big. It was a real humbling experience.
“I’m pretty shellshocked, the players are pretty shellshocked. It’s my job to lift this group now, we need to dust this aside because there could be psychological elements after this defeat.”
