Liverpool Football Club starts the 2024/25 Premier League season defending their title against Bournemouth. Last season, Liverpool achieved significant victories against Bournemouth, with a 3-0 win at Anfield and a 2-0 win at Vitality Stadium. The match recalls the historic 9-0 win from the 2022/23 season. Both teams enter with clean slates. Key storylines include concerns over Liverpool's defense, particularly after a difficult preseason performance, and the impact of recent signings aimed at strengthening the squad's depth.
An early-season meeting with Bournemouth inevitably stirs memories of one of Liverpool's most remarkable results in recent years: the historic 9-0 demolition in Matchweek 4 of the 2022/23 campaign, a result that equaled the club's largest-ever top-flight win.
Liverpool's defense left plenty to be desired in their biggest preseason test-a Community Shield defeat to Crystal Palace that featured one of Virgil van Dijk's most underwhelming displays in a Reds shirt.
Concerns over Liverpool's centre-back depth had been mounting, with Joe Gomez-who has an injury history of his own-seemingly the only experienced alternative to van Dijk or Ibrahima Konaté if either were sidelined.
The recent signing of 18-year-old Giovanni Leoni, a highly rated talent with the opportunity to learn from the senior defenders, has helped ease some of those worries.
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