Liverpool equalled the record for the biggest Premier League win on Saturday by thrashing Bournemouth 9-0 at Anfield to register their first victory of the season at the fourth attempt.
Roberto Firmino and Luis Diaz both scored twice with strikes from Harvey Elliott, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Fabio Carvalho and a Chris Mepham own goal completing the scoring.
Liverpool’s victory matched Manchester United’s 9-0 win over Ipswich in 1995. United defeated Southampton by the same score last year, while Leicester also won 9-0 at Southampton in 2019.
In other fixtures, Manchester United secured back-to-back victories with a solitaire goal from Bruno Fernandes for a 1-0 win over Southampton at St. Mary’s stadium, while Chelsea with a man less fought to win Leicester 2-1 at Stamford, thanks to a brace from their new signing Raheem Sterling.
Manchester City put up a spirited fight as Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick to help the Citizens come back from a 2-0 deficit to win 4-2 at Etihad. Brighton on the other hand continued their brilliant start to the season with a 1-0 win over Leeds, thanks to Pascal Gross’ only strike on Saturday afternoon.
What’s next?
Liverpool host Newcastle (10pm) and Bournemouth entertain Wolves (9.30pm) in the Premier League on Wednesday. Liverpool then travel to Everton for the Merseyside derby on Saturday at 2.30pm, before Bournemouth make the trip to fellow newly-promoted side Nottingham Forest at 5pm. (All times are East African Time)
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