Twitter in splits as Liverpool silence doubters with astonishing 9-0 win over Bournemouth
Liverpool secured their first win of the season by thrashing Bournemouth 9-0 at Anfield on Saturday, August 27. Roberto Firmino was the star for the Reds as they bounced back from their defeat to Manchester United last time around in some style.
Liverpool put in an excellent display in the first half, scoring five goals in the process. Firmino was instrumental in the first 45 minutes, scoring once and assisting another three times.
Luis Diaz opened the scoring for Jurgen Klopp's side after just three minutes. The Colombian winger scored his second Premier League goal of the season after heading home from a Firmino cross.
Harvey Elliott added a second goal three minutes later. Right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold scored the third goal of the game with a spectacular effort from outside the box. He had a neat one-two with Firmino before scoring past goalkeeper Mark Travers.
The Brazilian himself scored to make it 4-0 before Virgil van Dijk's header from an Andy Robertson corner made it 5-0 for the Reds before half-time.
Liverpool, however, were not done scoring. They made it 6-0 after Bournemouth defender Chris Mepham's unfortunate touch took the ball past Travers at the start of the second half.
Firmino added a seventh goal for the Merseyside outfit at the 62 minute mark. Robertson's cross rebounded off the goalkeeper and fell into the path of the striker, who scored his second goal of the afternoon.
New summer signing Fabio Carvalho made it 8-0 for the Reds after coming on as a substitute. The former Fulham wonderkid scored the first for his new club in front of the famous Kop End following a clever touch from Kostas Tsimikas.
Liverpool scored their ninth goal after Diaz headed home from a Tsimikas corner. The biggest surprise from the game was that despite the number of goals scored, Mohamed Salah wasn't one of the goalscorers for the Reds.
Football fans on Twitter had plenty of reactions from the game at Anfield. Here are a few tweets in that regard:
A special moment for Fabio ❤ https://t.co/yw31CumbRx
https://t.co/SUmtFMcvie
Biggest wins in #PL history:
Today - LIVERPOOL 9-0 Bournemouth
Feb 2021 - MANCHESTER UTD v Southampton
Oct 2019 - Southampton v LEICESTER
Mar 1995 - MANCHESTER UTD v Ipswich https://t.co/YRy0hQpFss
Both Harvey Elliot and Fabio Carvalho scored their first Anfield goals, a very exciting future for these two.
• Joint biggest PL win in history.
• Our season has finally started.
• What a way to bounce back.
• We all needed this.
• 10/10 for everyone.
• Clean sheet.
• Firmino unbelievable today.
• So happy for Elliott & Carvalho.
• Still need a midfielder.
Newcastle (H), next.
A moment of silence to all the FPL players who captained Salah this gameweek https://t.co/JpLkD4GdYm
#FPL managers looking at Salah 😅 https://t.co/7PAz03FxQO
Bournemouth is giving Southampton vibes😤
Relegate Bournemouth. They are a joke
This is going to be a cricket score line
@OfficialFPL Southampton to Bournemouth right now😂 https://t.co/iEzqrzJshH
Liverpool back in a title race https://t.co/ZzcFJAjXiV
Roberto Firmino is the best Brazilian to ever grace the premier league, give him the ballon d'or now #LIVBOU
Is Neymar playing for Liverpool ??#anfield #firmino https://t.co/9x5UA3mKyi
Neymar can’t come close to chatting with Firmino
Bobbyyyy🤩🤩🤩
Firmino really doesn’t want to lose this spot when Nunez comes back from suspension
Liverpool signs Nunez, and Firmino decides to go berserk? reactionary take but don’t sleep on this Brazilian team in Qatar 👀
@goal Virgil Van Dijk is twice the player Sergio Ramos ever was.
Well, I think it’s safe to say the players have responded after the poor start to the season 😂
To the 397 managers who Triple Captained Roberto Firmino...
We salute you 👏
#FPL #LIVBOU https://t.co/De5tLdHjIs
No wonder Arsenal thought they were winning the league last week. We both just played 07/08 Derby
Reece James come outside #lfc #cfc https://t.co/0wWuVGbWGD
I love Bobby Firmino. I’m so glad he’s back to his best today.
A truly spectacular goal by @TrentAA makes it 3-0. Worth watching @BBCMOTD for that alone.
Trent wow
Beckham regen
If Messi put in the kind of performance Bobby Firmino is here then you’d have people talking about the Ballon d’Or being sewn up already. But alas, the anti-Scouse agenda is strong.
That's a hat-trick of assists and a goal for Firmino in just 30 minutes. A World Cup dream is still alive for Bobby 🇧🇷
Who do Liverpool play next in the Premier League?
Following their 9-0 win against Bournemouth, the Reds' next Premier League game is also at Anfield. Liverpool will take on Newcastle United on Wednesday, August 30. This is the first time a Premier League game will be played in midweek this season.
The fixtures will now come thick-and-fast as far as the Reds are concerned. Following their game against Newcastle, Jurgen Klopp's side will contest the first Merseyside derby of the season against Everton on September 3.
An incredible afternoon at Anfield 👏
#LIVBOU https://t.co/f4zJO7ipIm
The Reds have also found out about their Champions League group this season. They have been drawn alongside Ajax, Napoli and Rangers in Group A of the tournament.