"Going into the match at Bournemouth, Liverpool's unbeaten run was the longest of any side in Europe's top five leagues. Hardly the sign of a team struggling. But, as Amine Adli wheeled away in ecstasy after scoring Bournemouth's winner in the 95th minute, the reality of Liverpool's problems that were somewhat hidden by their 13-game undefeated sequence were laid bare."
""From Bournemouth's point of view, they would have looked at Liverpool and thought 'why can't we beat them?' Arne Slot's side look miles off the team we saw last season," said Alan Shearer, who is a pundit on Saturday's Match of the Day. "Liverpool just don't look right in all areas. They're making too many errors and are weak defensively, as we saw with the winning goal. While they scored two goals from set-pieces, they didn't create anywhere near enough from open play.""
Liverpool entered the Bournemouth match with the longest unbeaten run in Europe's top five leagues, but a 95th-minute Amine Adli winner exposed deeper problems. The reigning champions are now winless in five Premier League games after four draws and one defeat, with recent opponents including Leeds, Burnley, Fulham and Bournemouth. The team defended erratically and became predictable going forward, committing avoidable errors such as Virgil van Dijk's mistake for Evanilson's opener. Liverpool scored twice from set-pieces but produced too little from open play. They failed to manage an injury substitution decision before the second goal, allowing Bournemouth to exploit weaknesses.
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