Liverpool strolled to an impressive 3-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday, with Luis Diaz rightly receiving plenty of praise.
Arne Slote’s men knew the importance of getting back to winning ways in the Premier League, following last weekend’s 1-0 loss at home to Nottingham Forest.
Liverpool did exactly that, with Diaz netting twice and Darwin Nunez ending his 14-game goal drought with a superb hit.
“Come the end of the season Arne Slot will be hoping he can laugh about last week’s defeat to Nottingham Forest.
“Since that pitiful performance, Liverpool have made light work of Milan in the Champions League and pummelled Bournemouth in a perfect response to the first setback of the Dutchman’s tenure.
“Where Forest made Liverpool underperform with a disciplined display, Bournemouth allowed Ryan Gravenberch and his midfield colleagues to dictate the match and then offered up an opener that ended the contest.”
On X, David Lynch echoed that sentiment:
“The result against Nottingham Forest could have knocked Liverpool’s confidence but the response across the last two games has been magnificent.
“That they are top of the Premier League is reflective of the fact it’s been a very strong start to life under Arne Slot.”
Richard Jolly of the Independent highlighted Diaz’s purple patch in front of goal to start the season:
“When the final whistle blew, Erling Haaland remained the Premier League’s runaway top scorer. So far, so predictable.
“What rather fewer would have expected when the season started was that Luis Diaz is his closest challenger. At times in his Liverpool career, the Colombian has provided everything but the goals.
“Now he has five in as many league matches for Slot: that average of one per game comes after a return of worse than one every four for the club before then.”
