Liverpool is one of those teams where the setback won’t make them hesitate in the slightest. They lost at Nottingham Forest (0-1), bounced back in a week in the Champions League against Milan and confirmed that Arne Slot’s machine is still running with a great performance against Bournemouth by Andoni Iraola (3-0). A success built on the first half of pure rock and roll. A double from Luis Díaz and a great goal from Darwin Nuñez so Kepa Arrizabalaga went from looking like a giant to being small. The victory, with Kelleher’s addition to the eleven for the injured Alisson and Darwin Nuñez coming into attack for Jota, puts the Reds second in the table with the same points as Manchester City, waiting for what will happen in the great fight. of the day between Guardiola’s team and Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal.
At the first whistle the two teams began a frenzied run, going from one side to the other in search of the opposing goal. Bournemouth could have taken the lead in an action where Semenyo pushed the ball into the goal, but there was a previous offside.
An action that was a mirage as although ‘the Cherries’ continued to find Kelleher’s goal, Liverpool’s rock and roll kicked in and a cascade of occasions began. Kepa avoided a goal until the 25th minute, with one hand and one leg raised at Luis Díaz, who looked disgruntled at the chances he was unable to capitalize on. The Spanish goalkeeper became the hero.
In two minutes there was a turn of events, the Colombian sent a shot into space where Kepa went for the grapes and with a single touch with his head passed the goalkeeper and the defense to finish the practical to want (26′). Practically in the next play the same protagonists and the same result. Received by Díaz inside the area, the former Athletic, Real Madrid and Chelsea player came out to bail and the coffee planter put it under his feet (28′).
The goals did a lot of damage to Bournemouth, who were running out of ideas and at the mercy of Liverpool. Darwin Nuñez wanted to join his teammate’s party and did so with the goal of the afternoon. A Salah-style play scored from the right wing. He went inside and although cornered a bit he put it with his left foot on the far post towards the area that Kepa couldn’t reach (38′).
Kelleher and Chiesa out
In the second half the pace dropped and two individual performances were the highlights. One of them is the Irishman Kelleher, who already left a great impression last season when he played. In some Bournemouth strategy, he got two good hands from close range.
On the other hand, Chiesa took the field with half an hour to go and turned Anfield upside down. He attempted a volley with his right which went straight into Kepa’s hands and after a one-two with the hyperactive Gravenberch he scored low and crossed the goal, close to goal. The ball went off the post.
match lineup
62
66
26
10
5
4
11
38
9
8
7
13
22
3
10
27
2
24
4
9
19
16
Anfield
Kepa13
Julian Araujo22
69′
Milos Kerkez3
Ryan Christie10
0′
68′
59′
Illia Zabarnyi27
Dean Huijsen2
47′
Antoine Semenyo24
3′
69′
Lewis Cook4
86′
36′
71′
Evanilson9
75′
60′
Justin Kluivert19
17′
45′
25′
27′
71′
Marcus Tavernier16
Replacements
Mark Travers42
Marcos Senesi5
Adam Smith15
69′
James Hill23
David Brooks7
60′
Alex Scott8
68′
71′
Dango Ouattara11
45′
71′
Luis Sinisterra17
69′
Enes Ünal26
75′
coach
Arne Slott
Andoni Iraola
Source: La Verdad
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