Bournemouth thought they had made the perfect start at Anfield when Antoine Semenyo slid home Justin Kluivert's low cross with only five minutes on the clock, only for their celebrations to be cut short by the video assistant referee.

A quick-fire double from Luis Diaz set Liverpool on course for a comprehensive 3-0 Premier League home win against Bournemouth on Saturday as the Reds bounced back from last week's embarrassing 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest.

During the week Arne Slot took charge of this first European match as Liverpool manager and defeated AC Milan at the San Siro in a confidence-building comeback victory. The Reds will now be hoping to take that form into today’s encounter with the Cherries and move themselves up the Premier League table.