bloomshorts Liverpool’s Title Defence Starts with a Bang
Liverpool have started their Premier League title defence with a victory, defeating Bournemouth 4-2 on an emotional evening at Anfield. Many pundits and fans alike have predicted Arne Slot’s side to retain their crown come May, although they will need to up their performance if they are to do so.
Match Highlights
Liverpool raced into a two-goal lead courtesy of Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo netting either side of half time, but Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo put them to the sword with a brilliant brace. Fortunately for the Merseyside club, they were bailed out by a late strike from substitute Federico Chiesa and a stoppage time sealer from Mohamed Salah.
Player Ratings
Slot will not be happy with the display produced by his side, especially in defence – they were far too easy to get the better of on the counter-attack, and that was amplified by Semenyo’s goals.
- Alisson – 6/10
- Jeremie Frimpong – 5/10
- Ibrahima Konate – 5/10
- Virgil van Dijk – 6/10
- Milos Kerkez – 5/10
- Alexis Mac Allister – 6/10
- Dominik Szoboszlai – 6/10
- Florian Wirtz – 5/10
- Mohamed Salah – 6/10
- Cody Gakpo – 8/10
- Hugo Ekitike – 9/10
Substitutes Impact
Substitutes Federico Chiesa and Mohamed Salah turned the game around for Liverpool, with Chiesa scoring a crucial late goal and Salah sealing the victory in stoppage time.
