Defending champions Liverpool made a winning start to the new English Premier League season on Friday night, defeating AFC Bournemouth 4-2.
Hugo Ekitike, Cody Gakpo, Federico Chiesa, and Mohamed Salah each scored once for Liverpool. Antoine Semenyo scored both goals for Bournemouth.
Liverpool took the lead in the 37th minute through Ekitike, and Gakpo doubled the advantage early in the second half in the 49th minute.
Bournemouth fought back with Semenyo scoring twice in the 64th and 76th minutes to level the game 2-2. But Chiesa’s goal in the 88th minute restored Liverpool’s lead, and Salah sealed the victory with a stoppage-time strike.
With this result, Liverpool collected their first three points of the season.