Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool: Premier League – as it happened
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Bobby never lost possession as much, for starters.”I agree he puts it in, but he’s a luxury player because his overall contribution isn’t worth the hope that, at some point, he does something game-breaking, given he almost never does.Premier League table Photograph: The GuardianThey’ve finally finished in Manchester, where it’s ended City 5-3 Sunderland. Blame everything else if you like, but he’s responsible for his own performances, which have been miles off.At Elland Road, it’s still Leeds 0-0 Palace … and it’s finished there too.FULL TIME: Bournemouth 0-1 LiverpoolWith nine points from five games, Liverpool can consider themselves to have made a fair start to the season; Bournemouth, winless, are fourth-bottom.Isak celebrates with Gakpo.
He came to Chelsea as a young oplkayer an encountered Mourinho, but his physicality is of an entirely different order to Wirtz’s – he was a powerful runner, with and without the ball, and when he returned to England, he was good immediately. If Wirtz had his power and pace he’d be fine, but he doesn’t so he isn’t.86 min Gakpo’s put in a shift today, out of position but creating the goal nonetheless, and he shows good feet to win a corner … which comes to nowt.
If Liverpool win, he’ll be player of the match.72 min Changes for Liverpool, Nyoni and Munoz for Wirtz and Barcola as Iraola looks to protect what he has while retaining a threat on the counter.70 min Gakpo prompts, sliding into the box for Isak, where Hill jumps into a terrific challenge, winning the ball when he might’ve conceded a penalty or goal and celebrating with zeal.69 min “Florian Wirtz plays with such obvious joy that it is impossible not to warm to him, reckons Tony Hughes. As it turns out, he was offside, but the intervention by Jacquet was again excellent – he’s already better than Ibrahima Konate, an accident waiting to happen despite his physical gifts, and the player Man United thought they were getting with Leny Yoro.62 min “Your sympathy for Wirtz and his dilemma exceeds that of Stephen Warnock,” advises Eric Peterson, “who suggested on the USA TV broadcast during the first half that, were Wirtz an academy player, he would’ve been withdrawn at half-time.”That comment sounds like it comes with a pint of bitter.