Sadio Mane, Georginio Wijnaldum and Mohamed Salah got the goals as Liverpool returned to winning ways and the Premier League summit.
2018/2019 Premier League
3-0
Match Report
Liverpool stormed back to the top of the Premier League with a dominant 3-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday.
Sadio Mane scored for the fourth consecutive top-flight match in the 24th minute, after which point Jurgen Klopp's side kicked into top gear to banish the memory of their lacklustre back-to-back draws against Leicester City and West Ham.
Mane opened the scoring in both of those games as well, but fabulously worked goals from the returning Georginio Wijnaldum and Mohamed Salah ensured there was no chance of another wobble.
Manchester City will return to the summit on goal difference if they beat Chelsea on Sunday. Such fine margins being at play mean Klopp might have liked to see a few more added to their tally as his team cut Bournemouth apart at will.
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Match Events
12' CHANCE! Firmino's shot saved
Great save from Boruc! Mane gets onto the ball just outside the box and plays a clever throughball to Firmino. The Brazilian takes his shot from a tight angle on the edge of the six-yard box and the keeper is quickly off his line to smother it.
24'GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Bournemouth (Mane)
MANE PUTS LIVERPOOL AHEAD! There's a slight hint of offside from Mane, but he doesn't even have to jump to beat his defenders as he heads the ball past Boruc and into the back of the net. 1-0 Liverpool!
34'GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 Bournemouth (Wijnaldum)
EXCELLENT GOAL BY WIJNALDUM! He takes the ball down with a brilliant touch and chips it over Ake and Boruc with the outside of his boot to double his side's lead. 2-0 Liverpool!
48'GOAL! Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth (Salah)
SALAH MAKES IT THREE! It only takes a few passes to get it through to him after Milner's throw-in and the defenders had followed the ball, leaving him in a lot of space in the box. He keeps his cool and curls the ball past Boruc and into the bottom corner. 3-0 Liverpool!
Line-ups
Liverpool XI: Milner, Wijnaldum, Matip, Alisson, Roberto Firmino, Salah, Van Dijk, S. Mané, Fabinho, A.Robertson, N.Keita
Subs: Sturridge, S. Mignolet, Lallana, J. Henderson, Origi, T. Alexander-Arnold, Rafael Camacho
Bournemouth XI: A. Boruc, Surman, Gosling, Smith, J.King, S.Cook, Fraser, Aké, Ibe, D.Rico, J. Lerma
Subs: A. Begović, Mousset, Solanke, Sam Surridge, J.Simpson, Chris Mepham, K. Taylor