Liverpool grabbed their first win of the Premier League season after rallying from behind to defeat Bournemouth 3-1 at Anfield.
Premier League
Result: Liverpool 3-1 Bournemouth
Date: 19 August 2023
Venue: Anfield
Klopp went with the same side that started the 1-1 draw against Chelsea last weekend, as new signing Wataru Endo was named on the bench alongside Darwin Nunez.
The Cherries got off to the perfect start when former Reds striker Dominic Solanke did well to tee up Antoine Semenyo, who fired past Alisson Becker with a powerful strike.
After the slow start, The Reds managed to pull themselves level in the 28th minute as Luis Diaz made it two goals and two games with a neat close-range finish from some skill to beat his man.
Seven minutes later, Klopp's side were awarded a penalty after Joe Rothwell had brought down Dominik Szoboszlai in the box. Salah stepped up and saw his initial strike saved, but he was alert enough to fire home the rebound.
The goal sees Salah move up to fifth spot on the club's all-time leading scorers chart with 187 goals in 307 appearances.
The Reds were unable got another goal in the latter stages of the first half, but the second stanza did go all their way as they were reduced to ten men on 58 minutes.
New signing Alexis Mac Allister was shown a straight red card for a dangerous challenge on his debut Anfield debut, which prompted Klopp throw on new signing Endo and sacrifice.
Despite being down to ten men, Liverpool managed to bag a third goal in the 62nd minute when Diogo Jota added his name to the score-sheet with a neat finish at the far post.
Bournemouth did go in search of a late second goal with their numerical advantage, but the Reds held out well defensively to claim their first three-point haul of the season.
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