Football
Liverpool defied all odds to pick maximum points
Liverpool finally defied all odds to pick first maximum points. The Reds coped despite a man down to dispatch Bournemouth 3-1. Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister suffered a second-half red card on the 58th minute. Mac Allister making his Anfield debut, was dismissed for a high challenge on Joe Rothwell.
Liverpool were shocked by Antoine Semenyo 3rd minute goal for the Cherries. Meanwhile, goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah were able to get Jurgen Klopp’s side fully up and running.
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Salah put Liverpool ahead scoring after his penalty was saved – handing them a first half advantage.
Things could have become tricky when Mac Allister, making his Anfield debut, was dismissed for a high challenge on Joe Rothwell on 58 minutes but if anything Liverpool went up another gear with 10-men.
Diogo Jota took advantage of some poor goalkeeping from Neto to make it 3-1 as Klopp found a way to hand a debut to new signing Wataru Endo off the bench, who joined in a deal worth £16.2m.
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