Liverpool equal Premier League record in 9-0 demolition of Bournemouth

Liverpool equalled Premier League history with a 9-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday.

It’s remarkable to think that the Reds had come into the game having failed to win a single one of their opening three matches, drawing with Fulham and Crystal Palace before suffering a 2-1 defeat at Manchester United.

However, you certainly wouldn’t have known that was the case based on their performance at Anfield on Saturday as they racked up what will go down as one of their finest ever Premier League victories.

And boy did they come flying out the blocks because Jurgen Klopp’s men found themselves 2-0 up within just six minutes.

At the heart of it all was a certain Roberto Firmino, who was undoubtedly Liverpool’s standout performer, helping himself to an astonishing three assists and two goals to silence the doubters.

It was the Brazilian’s deft ball into the penalty area that found the head of Luis Diaz within the opening few seconds, kickstarting what made for a miserable afternoon for Scott Parker’s visitors.

Firmino then once again turned provider for the second of Liverpool’s two quick-fire goals as Harvey Elliott scored an emotional first Premier League strike for the club, finding the net brilliantly from outside the box.

Not quite as a brilliantly, though, as Trent Alexander-Arnold who notched the finest goal of the afternoon with a sizzling strike into the far top corner from fully 25 yards out.

And then Firmino finally bagged a goal of his own that he so badly deserved, profiting from a wild deflection in the penalty area and duly poking the ball past Mark Travers from just yards out.

However, the first-half action wasn’t even finished there as the Merseysiders pushed further and further into record-breaking territory,