With home advantage, Bournemouth started with enthusiasm and pressured Liverpool after the opening whistle. On the opposite side, the mark that the “Red Brigade” created throughout the first half was only the not-so-dangerous long-range shots of Nunez, Mac Allister or Diaz.

In a difficult situation, Darwin Nunez became Liverpool’s “savior” with the opening goal in the 49th minute. This moment also helped coach Jurgen Klopp and his team relieve psychological pressure and show a completely different face.

After “setting up” for Nunez, Diogo Jota himself doubled the gap in the 70th minute. In the 79th minute, the Portuguese striker marked his dream day with a goal to increase the score to 3- 0.

Not to be outdone by his teammates, Nunez also completed a double in the 3rd minute of injury time, also setting the final score 4-0.

There were many notable highlights in Liverpool’s 4-star win over Bournemouth.

1. Rhythm master Allister

Liverpool fans this season often ask questions about who will become the club’s holding midfielder after Jordan Henderson and Fabinho leave in the summer of 2023. In terms of position, the current Liverpool squad really doesn’t have one. name plays in the role of number 6. Therefore, Alexis Mac Allister – who wears shirt number 10 – is assigned to play the lowest role in midfield.

With Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott alongside, Allister has the responsibility of winning the ball back and distributing it well. The former Brighton star is not a true number 6, but he shows that he is qualified to handle the task of dealing cards. On Sky Sports, Jamie Carragher said Allister was Liverpool’s best player in the first half.

2. Kluivert escaped the red card

There is a moment that needs to be clarified in the first 45 minutes. It happened when Justin Kluivert used the bottom of his shoe to step on Luis Diaz’s ankle. The situation escaped all penalties from referee Andy Madley, but made coach Jurgen Klopp angry on the sideline.

Commenting on the ball, Carragher shared:

“I think Kluivert is very lucky. As a former player, you never want to receive a red card. However, I think Liverpool will be really disappointed when Curtis Jones was sent off for a similar tackle in the match met Tottenham before”.

3. Assassin Nunez

Entering this match, Darwin Nunez missed 19 favorable opportunities. That’s more than Erling Haaland (17) and Ollie Watkins (13). It shows the former Benfica striker’s ungainliness in front of goal. Even though he is a striker, Nunez makes viewers bored with the way he finishes.

So it was a surprise to see Nunez score twice against Bournemouth. First, Nunez filled in his name on the electronic board after his one-touch layup defeated Neto. In stoppage time, the Uruguayan player sealed the 4-0 victory for Liverpool by breaking the offside trap, leaning over and kicking the ball one-touch to score.

Those were Nunez’s sixth and seventh goals in the Premier League this season. He currently has an impressive record with 10 goals and 10 assists after 31 appearances in all competitions.

4. No Salah, no problem

Mohamed Salah’s absence is a big problem for Liverpool, especially as the winger suffered a back injury in Egypt’s 2-2 draw against Ghana. That always creates a topic of discussion and fortunately for Liverpool because they still receive positive results about solving the Salah-less problem.

After assisting Nunez’s opening goal, it was Jota Jota who caught Cody Gakpo’s pass to shoot into the post and increase the score to 2-0. The Portuguese star completed his double after 2 consecutive kicks in the penalty area.

Jota once replaced Salah, scoring 5 goals when the former Chelsea star attended AFCON 2 years ago. Now, Jota has scored 2 goals in the first Premier League match where The Kop is missing its most important player.

5. Bankruptcy plan

Coach Andoni Iraola led Bournemouth to play excellently against Liverpool in the first half. When he came on the field in the second half, Iraola shared on Sky Sports that there would be space for his team to exploit. In the end, everything happened beyond the reach of the Spanish military leader.

They conceded a goal just a few minutes into the second half. Bournemouth pushed high in search of an equalizer, so the space in the backline was therefore more exposed. All of Mr. Iraola’s prepared plans were completely bankrupt.