This afternoon, the Reds extend a warm welcome to the South Coast team on Merseyside for their inaugural Anfield appearance of the new season. Jurgen Klopp’s squad aims to capitalize on the encouraging aspects from last week’s draw at Stamford Bridge versus Chelsea.

Anticipated are the home debuts of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai, while the potential inclusion of Wataru Endo, who finalized his transfer from VfB Stuttgart on Friday afternoon, adds further intrigue.

Ian Doyle and Theo Squires will be stationed in the Anfield press box, providing comprehensive coverage of pre-match preparations, real-time updates, and insightful post-match analysis.

Liverpool player ratings

Alisson Becker: 8

Received a booking for a foul due to a heavy touch outside the area and appeared a bit unsteady in the initial stages. However, his performance turned around with three remarkable saves in the final quarter of the match.

Trent Alexander-Arnold: 6

Was caught off-guard a bit too easily during Bournemouth’s goal, but somewhat made amends by contributing to the equalizing effort. Tested Neto with a powerful shot. Showed signs of discomfort when being substituted.

Ibrahima Konate: 6

Liverpool’s initial instability was exemplified by even the Frenchman missing a few tackles, but he gradually found his footing and improved as the match progressed.

Why VAR didn’t intervene for Alexis Mac Allister red

VAR officials upheld the on-field referee’s decision to red card Alexis Mac Allister during the Liverpool vs. Bournemouth match, citing two specific grounds.

Referee Thomas Bramall expelled Mac Allister in the 58th minute of the Anfield encounter following a tackle on Bournemouth midfielder Ryan Christie. The Argentine player, who had recently transferred from Brighton for £35 million in the summer, was marking his debut at home.