For Nunez, there could be relief a drought had ended. This was his first goal in 15 Liverpool games: even the previous one came from charging down a clearance against Sheffield United. With Diogo Jota rested, he took his opportunity.

Luis Diaz looks back to his best as he grabbed two goals in two minutes against Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon giving his boss a selection headache.

Arne Slot’s decision to play Cody Gakpo on Tuesday against AC Milan was a stroke of genius. The Liverpool manager decided that the Dutch forward should start over Luis Diaz, and this paid off extremely well.

Liverpool enjoyed a South American carnival as Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez led a first half blitz against Bournemouth.

Darwin Nunez scored a typically brilliant goal on his first start since April with fellow South American Luis Diaz grabbing the other two in Liverpool’s 3-0 victory over Bournemouth at Anfield.

Liverpool suffered the first setback of Arne Slot's early days in charge when Nottingham Forest shocked Anfield seven days ago. But the Reds responded in style against Bournemouth.