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 Arne Slot’s side bounced back from last week’s surprise 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest.
Liverpool had the VAR to thank for chalking off an early Bournemouth goal due to offside, and Diaz threatened several times before finally beating goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to a long ball and rattling it home in the 26th minute.
Less than three minutes later Diaz had his second goal as Bournemouth were sliced open by a five-on-four break, and Darwin Nunez then added a brilliant third, slowing down before suddenly accelerating again and curling home a left-foot shot to make it 3-0.
Despite their offensive dominance, Liverpool still looked occasionally vulnerable at the back and goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher had to claw the ball away after it hit the bar from a late corner, but Bournemouth could not find a way back into the game as the hosts ran out easy winners.
