Ibrahima Konaté looks like having resumed the season jet-lagged and in a giving mood.

20 minutes into the game and Anfield erupts in almost hypnotic applause in tribute to Diogo José Teixeira da Silva. Commonly known as Diogo Jota he played as a forward and winger for Liverpool until his death on July 3, 2025. He wore jersey number 20.

Hugo Ekitiké (debut goal for Liverpool) just showed Marcus Joseph Tavernier what to do with the ball when you are one-versus-one with the opposing team's goalkeeper.

Miloš Kerkez went into that tackle with all the wiles of a cocoyam farmer.

The Cherries might be a goal down in the first half, but they have given no less than they got.

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Antoine Serlom Semenyo's goal is the product of counter-attacking football at its best.

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Antoine Serlom Semenyo's brace is not more than The Cherries' ball possession deserves. But his waltz to goal is sad commentary on The Reds awful defending.

Federico Chiesa has Anfield on its feet after just coming in as a substitute.

The Egyptian had to score a goal, of course. Tenth such goal in a match that kicked off the league.

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From calling for the resignation of Lip-Bu Tan (he heads Intel, now), one week, to praising his career as an "amazing story" the next week, the spectacle that is America's president gets more spectacular.

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Looks like Anthony Michael Gordon gets to try to do for The Toon Army what Alexander Isak did for them last year.

Anthony David Junior Elanga has missed two clear goal-scoring opportunities in under a quarter of the game.

Both The Toon Army's and The Villans attacks seem to prefer running into heavy traffic.

How do you work a free-kick that well, only to have your players run into themselves at its business end?

Ezri Ngoyo Konsa's premature dressing room appointment is probably the moment of clarity this encounter has been calling for.