Team manager Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool FC celebrated their first win on the second day of the Premier League season.
The Reds, where new signing Wataru Endo made his debut after moving from VfB Stuttgart in the 63rd minute, won their home game against AFC Bournemouth 3-1 (2-1) despite falling behind and being outnumbered for almost 30 minutes. .
Champion Manchester City, who won the next title during the week with the UEFA Supercup, celebrated their second win in the second game of the season.
In the duel between the Champions League participants, the Citizens defeated Newcastle United 1-0 (1-0). Not star striker Erling Haaland, but Argentine world champion Julian Alvarez (31st) scored the goal of the day.
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However, team manager Pep Guardiola’s team is not the leader of the table. After the 4-1 (1-0) win at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Brighton & Hove Albion led by ex-Dortmunder Mahmoud Dahoud, at least temporarily.
Tottenham Hotspur picked up three points for the first time this season against Manchester United.
After starting 2-2 at FC Brentford, the Spurs won their home game thanks to a goal by Pape Sarr (49th) and an own goal by Lisandro Martinez (83rd) 2-0 (0-0).
Jurgen Klopp: “A terrible start to the game”
In Liverpool, Antoine Semenyo (3rd) initially caught the Reds cold. “A terrible start to the game,” said Klopp afterwards: “It took us a few minutes to shake it off, but then we were really good.”
Luis Diaz (28′) and Mohamed Salah (36′) turned the game around before the half-time whistle in favor of the hosts, who were held to a 1-1 draw at Chelsea at the start of the season last weekend.
In the 58th minute, summer newcomer Alexis Mac Allister was sent off the field with a straight red for a supposedly gross foul play. A decision against which Klopp is probably considering an appeal. They will “probably talk about it again,” said the 56-year-old, whose team was unimpressed by the small setback: Diogo Jota (62nd) scored the final score a little later.