Liverpool strolled to a powerful 3-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday, with Luis Diaz rightly receiving loads of reward.
Arne Slote’s males knew the significance of getting again to profitable methods within the Premier League, following final weekend’s 1-0 loss at residence to Nottingham Forest.
Liverpool did precisely that, with Diaz netting twice and Darwin Nunez ending his 14-game aim drought with an outstanding hit.
Right here’s how the media assessed the Reds’ win.
This was the right tonic after final weekend’s disappointment…
Will Unwin of the Guardian dissected a win that proved to be the perfect response to Forest:
“Come the top of the season Arne Slot can be hoping he can snort about final week’s defeat to Nottingham Forest.
“Since that pitiful efficiency, Liverpool have made mild work of Milan within the Champions League and pummelled Bournemouth in an ideal response to the primary setback of the Dutchman’s tenure.
“The place Forest made Liverpool underperform with a disciplined show, Bournemouth allowed Ryan Gravenberch and his midfield colleagues to dictate the match after which supplied up an opener that ended the competition.”
On X, David Lynch echoed that sentiment:
“The consequence towards Nottingham Forest may have knocked Liverpool’s confidence however the response throughout the final two video games has been magnificent.
“That they’re prime of the Premier League is reflective of the very fact it’s been a really sturdy begin to life beneath Arne Slot.”
The Telegraph‘s Chris Bascombe felt Bournemouth performed into Liverpool’s fingers:
“Both Bournemouth coach Andoni Iraola missed the blueprint to hassle Arne Slot’s facet offered by Nottingham Forest final weekend, or he’s so wedded to his beliefs he didn’t care.
“It’s a wonderful line between commending a visiting facet for his or her ambition and condemning their naivety.
“Bournemouth performed precisely the sport Liverpool needed at Anfield and Diaz and Nunez cashed in.”
It was one other excellent day on the workplace for Diaz…
The Mirror‘s Dan Marsh heaped reward on the in-form Colombian, saying he seems to be like Liverpool sharpest attacker:
“There’s no disputing the truth that Mohamed Salah is Liverpool’s primary man, however Luis Diaz is doing his finest to upstage him.
“The 27-year-old headed into the match with three targets and an help to his title and was a thorn in Bournemouth‘s facet properly earlier than he rounded Kepa for Liverpool’s opener.
“Diaz now has 5 targets in as many league video games for the Reds – simply three shy of the tally he managed in the whole 2023/24 marketing campaign.
“No one has appeared sharper on this new period at Anfield than the previous FC Porto man and Bournemouth merely couldn’t deal with him.”
Richard Jolly of the Impartial highlighted Diaz’s purple patch in entrance of aim to start out the season:
“When the ultimate whistle blew, Erling Haaland remained the Premier League’s runaway prime scorer. Up to now, so predictable.
“What fairly fewer would have anticipated when the season began was that Luis Diaz is his closest challenger. At instances in his Liverpool profession, the Colombian has offered the whole lot however the targets.
“Now he has 5 in as many league matches for Slot: that common of 1 per recreation comes after a return of worse than one each 4 for the membership earlier than then.”
The early indicators beneath Slot are so encouraging…
Marsh was a type of who feels Liverpool are getting into the correct course beneath their new boss:
“Lots was made from Liverpool slipping up towards Nottingham Forest final week however they’ve responded in fashion.
“This win was sewn up properly earlier than Tony Harrington referred to as time on proceedings and the Reds appeared the half in midweek too once they fought again to slay AC Milan on Italian soil.
“It’s too early to inform the place this new-look Liverpool workforce will find yourself beneath new administration.
“However they’ve purred alongside very properly beneath Slot bar their loss at Forest, which is wanting increasingly more like a one-off.”
