Liverpool defeated Bournemouth 9-0 to tie the Premier League victory record.

Liverpool started their season devastatingly, equaling the Premier League’s biggest win with a 9-0 demolition of Bournemouth at Anfield.

Monday’s defeat to Manchester United confirmed Liverpool’s worst Premier League start in a decade, but the rampant Reds quickly set the record straight, equaling United’s 9-0 win over Ipswich in 1995 to give the off to their campaign.

Roberto Firmino provided Luis Diaz’s lead (3), Harvey Elliott’s drive (6) and Trent Alexander-Arnold’s thunderous effort (28) before reaching the scoresheet with Liverpool’s fourth (31).

Virgil van Dijk’s giant header (45) had no respite for the Cherries, who gave Liverpool a fifth when Chris Mepham punched their own net (46). Firmino scored his second goal in the 62nd minute for Liverpool’s seventh of the afternoon. Fabio Carvalho came off the bench to score his first goal for Liverpool (80), before Diaz completed his historic win with the second and ninth from the hosts (85), while Jurgen Klopp’s side scored the first win of the season climbing to eighth place. on the table.

Matches ahead

Liverpool will host Newcastle (20:00) and Bournemouth will host Wolves (19:30) in the Premier League on Wednesday. Liverpool will then travel to Everton for the Merseyside derby on Saturday at 12:30, before Bournemouth make the journey to newly promoted Nottingham Forest at 15:00.