Liverpool has equaled the one recreation scoring report within the English Premier League by beating Bournemouth 9-0 at house
Liverpool has equaled the one recreation scoring report within the English Premier League by beating Bournemouth 9-0 at house
After a winless begin to the season and a dispiriting loss to its archrival, Liverpool wanted to make an announcement in opposition to Bournemouth on Saturday.
A 9-0 win, equaling the report for the largest ever victory within the English Premier League, sends a loud message certainly.
Liverpool blew away Bournemouth at Anfield, with Roberto Firmino scoring two targets and establishing three extra.
After opening the marketing campaign with two attracts and a loss, it was the sort of efficiency that can erase most of the questions on whether or not Jurgen Klopp’s workforce had misplaced its edge.
“In the end it was the perfect football afternoon for us,” Klopp mentioned. “Wonderful goals, fantastic situations and we all know that we needed something like that.”
Manchester City additionally confirmed that it could possibly by no means be counted out after the defending champion discovered itself trailing by two targets for the second straight recreation. Erling Haaland netted a second half hat trick as City rallied to beat Crystal Palace 4-2 at house — having managed to salvage solely a 3-3 draw at Newcastle final weekend.
Arsenal maintained its excellent begin to the season by rallying for a 2-1 win over Fulham, whereas Manchester United and Chelsea additionally received on a very good day for the normal powers.
United made it back-to-back wins within the league for the primary time since February by beating Southampton 1-0 away due to a second-half purpose by Bruno Fernandes.
Chelsea overcame the early sending off of Conor Gallagher to beat Leicester 2-1 at Stamford Bridge behind two targets from Raheem Sterling.
Also, Brighton beat Leeds 1-0 and Brentford drew at house in opposition to Everton 1-1.
Rampant Liverpool
Firmino misplaced his beginning place to new signing Darwin Nunez this season, however confirmed he can nonetheless be a significant a part of Liverpool’s assault. With Nunez serving a suspension, Firmino arrange Liverpool’s opening three targets earlier than netting the fourth himself within the thirty first minute.
The blowout in opposition to visiting Bournemouth continued, and when Luis Diaz netted his second to make it 9-0 within the eighty fifth it regarded like Liverpool might change into the primary league workforce to attain 10 targets in a recreation.
As it was, Klopp’s workforce settled for a share of the report for greatest win held by Man United — which has received 9-0 twice — and Leicester.
Perhaps the one factor as outstanding because the scoreline was the truth that Liverpool star ahead Mohamed Salah didn’t register both a purpose or an help within the rout.
Comeback kings
Man City is making a behavior of digging itself out of holes.
Pep Guardiola’s workforce has fallen two targets behind in 4 of its final six league video games, however has not misplaced any of them.
“We score a lot of goals but the problem I have now is we concede a lot,” Guardiola mentioned. “We are lucky to come back.”
This time City trailed 2-0 after simply 21 minutes in opposition to a scientific Palace facet after an own-goal by John Stones and a header by Joachim Andersen.
After Bernardo Silva pulled one again eight minutes into the second half, Haaland took over with three targets within the house of 20 minutes to take his tally to 6 in his first 4 league appearances.
“These games are why I’m here, to turn things around when there are difficult times,” Haaland mentioned.
