Liverpool Football Club Saturday afternoon equalled the record for the biggest Premier League win wrecking 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.
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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.
Elsewhere, Manchester united snatched three points from Southampton in a 1-0 victory, Chelsea defeated Leicester City 2-1, Brighton and Hove Albion played 1-0 taking the victory over Leeds United.
Also, Manchester City came from two-goals behind to beat Crystal Palace 4-2 at the Etihad Stadium while Brentford and Everton shared the spoil which ended 1-1.
Arsenal looks to secure their third successive victory as they face Fulham later in the day.
AFP
