Liverpool equaled the Premier League's record for the biggest victory on Saturday, beating Bournemouth 9-0 at Anfield.
Having begun the season
with two draws and a defeat, Liverpool started rapidly against
newly-promoted Bournemouth, Luis Díaz and Harvey Elliott both scoring
inside six minutes.
Trent
Alexander-Arnold's stunning long-range strike made it three inside half
an hour, before goals from Roberto Firmino and Virgil van Dijk meant
Liverpool led by five at half time.
After
the break, an own goal from Chris Mepham, Firmino's second, Fabio
Carvalho's first Liverpool goal and Díaz's second of the game capped off
a goal-ridden afternoon for the hosts.
The
record nine-goal margin of victory had been achieved three times before
-- twice by Manchester United and once by Leicester City -- and helps
kickstart Liverpool's stuttering opening to the new season.
For
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, he called it a "perfect football
afternoon" after a few weeks of poor results, saying the big win was
"needed."
"We were not happy with the way we played; we had good moments in nearly all the games," Klopp said.
"We showed things which we are strong at and other things where we have
to improve and that's what we had to do today, but you cannot make a
list and take them all off the list step by step.
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