In their Premier League match at Anfield on Saturday, 10-man Liverpool recovered from behind to defeat Bournemouth 3-1, with goals from Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah, and Diogo Jota more than making up for Antoine Semenyo’s early opener.
Although they were given a fright in the opening period, Liverpool handled the fact that they had to play the final third of the game with 10 men after Alexis Mac Allister was dismissed for a high tackle.
Andoni Iraola, the new manager of the visitors, lined up his team to swarm Liverpool’s midfielders. This strategy was successful as Jaidon Anthony had an early goal disallowed for offside.
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Two minutes later, Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was acting as a midfielder while in possession of the ball, lost it in a dangerous location, and Semenyo put the south-coast club ahead, shocking the Reds, who drew 1-1 at Chelsea in their opening match.
After a poor start, Liverpool, who had never previously lost to Bournemouth at Anfield, began to take control of the game. Diaz eventually scored with an acrobatic volley after flicking the ball into the air.
After Dominik Szoboszlai was hauled down by Bournemouth defender Joe Rothwell, Salah, who missed a penalty in the previous meeting between the two teams in March, had his first penalty attempt saved before converting the rebound to make it 2-1 in the 36th minute.
Jota scored the third goal for Liverpool in the second half despite the fact that they were down to 10 men just before the hour mark after Mac Allister was shown a straight red for a harsh tackle on Rothwell.
Liverpool’s hegemony was unaffected by Mac Allister’s red card as they outperformed Bournemouth in the second half.
Neto did well to limit the gap by stopping attempts from Salah and Jota to avoid a similar thumping to the 9-0 loss suffered by Bournemouth on their previous trip to Anfield.
The new addition to Liverpool As the hosts cruised to victory, Wataru Endo, who came off the bench in the second half, put forth a strong performance on his debut.
Tottenham Hotspur will play at Bournemouth next, and Liverpool will travel to play Newcastle United.