As Liverpool beat Bournemouth at Anfield, the atmosphere was much improved on the defeat to Nottingham Forest. And it shouldn’t really be a surprise.
Arne Slot’s team was stale and struggled to create anything a week ago. Seven days later, it took 19 attempts on goal and notched an expected goals value of just under two. Bournemouth had opportunities as well but Caoimhin Kelleher stood up well and most seemed to come when the result was already beyond doubt.
What the crowd was singing about, though, was telling. Darwin Nunez’s name rang around Anfield once again when the Uruguayan, signed for an initial $85m (£64m/€76m) in 2022, curled in a brilliant shot in the first half.
