Liverpool defeated Bournemouth 4-2 in a pulsating 2025/26 opening game yesterday night and here are 10 talking points from Mo Salah breaking the records again just like has had done in the past.
37’—Liverpool 1-0 Bournemouth – Etikite
49’—Liverpool 2-0 Bournemouth – Gakpo
64’—Liverpool 2-1 Bournemouth- Semenyo
76’—Liverpool 2-2 Bournemouth- Semenyo
88’—Liverpool 3-2 Bournemouth- Chiesa
94’—Liverpool 4-2 Bournemouth- Mo Salah
THE TALKING POINTS
(1) Mohamed Salah adds a fourth for Liverpool to draw level on 187 Premier League goals with Andrew Cole! ⏫
(2) Non-penalty goals in Premier League history
(I) 153 — Mo Salah
(ii) 152 — Thierry Henry
(3) Mo Salah scored his goal on the opening weekend of the Premier League to extend his record. Picking up right where he left off.Mohamed Salah is the first player to score 10 Premier League goals on MD1 in the competition’s history.
(4) Mohamed Salah hit one of Diogo Jota’s celebrations after scoring Liverpool’s late fourth against Bournemouth, then was overcome with emotion at the final whistle.
(5) Mo Salah – He’s either scored or assisted on the opening weekend in EVERY season at Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is both the top scorer (10) and has the most combined goals and assists (15) of any player on MD1 in Premier League history. Guarantee.
⚽ vs. Watford (17/18)
⚽ vs. West Ham (18/19)
⚽️ vs. Norwich (19/20)
⚽⚽⚽ vs. Leeds (20/21)
⚽️️ vs. Norwich(21/22)
⚽ vs. Fulham (22/23)
️ vs. Chelsea (23/24)
⚽️ vs. Ipswich (24/25)
⚽ vs. Bournemouth (25/26)
(6) Mohamed Salah has now been directly involved in 271 Premier League goals in 289 games for Liverpool:
◉ 185 goals
◉ 86 assists
Wayne Rooney (276 for Man Utd) is the only player with more goal involvements for a single side in the competition’s history.
(7) Only five opposition players have scored 2+ goals against Liverpool at Anfield across the last 10 Premier League seasons:
◎ Fernando Llorente (2017)
◎ Christian Benteke (2017)
◎ Ilkay Gundogan (2021)
◎ Leandro Trossard (2022)
◉ Antoine Semenyo (2025)
Semenyo is the first in three years.
(8) That’s the racist guy attacking Semenyo, he should be banned not just from Anfield but from watching Liverpool football for a long time
(9) Perfect debut for Hugo Ekitike.
✅️⚽️ First Premier league goal.
✅️️ First Premier League assist.
✅️ First Premier League MOTM award.
(10)
🚨 Arne Slot on Federico Chiesa’s future: “When we needed him, he delivered. And that is always positive for your future at a club”.
❤️ Chiesa: “That was a great moment for me… but my thoughts go to Diogo. It was very emotional, very emotional for me”.
“I have to say that after the goal my thoughts went to his family, his brother Andre. That’s the only thing I could say”
(11)
17 – Virgil van Dijk made 17 clearances against Bournemouth, 13 of which were headed clearances; both were his most in a single Premier League game for Liverpool, on what was his 235th such appearance. Dominance.
