Liverpool head into their second Premier League outing of the new campaign when they face Bournemouth at Anfield on Saturday.

The Reds got their season off to a solid start when they drew 1-1 against Chelsea on Sunday.

Jurgen Klopp’s team started the brighter and were rewarded with a brilliant Luis Diaz goal.

Luid Diaz – IMAGO / Propaganda Photo

The Blues fought back however and deserved their equaliser courtesy of a scrappy Axel Disasi goal.

Klopp will be hoping to see improvements against the Cherries and will expect to see his team sitting on four points after the match.

Liverpool v Bournemouth Team News

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Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic are both closing in on a return to the Liverpool squad after long term injuries but Saturday’s match will come too soon.

There have also been rumours that Curtis Jones will miss out after picking up an ankle knock but that is yet to be confirmed.

Curtis Jones
Curtis Jones – IMAGO / NurPhoto

Harvey Elliott and Darwin Nunez impressed off of the bench at Stamford Bridge and could be in contention to start.

Klopp admitted that he doesn’t know if new signing Wataru Endo will be available as he awaits international clearance and a work permit after signing from VfB Stuttgart.

Bournemouth Team News

Bournemouth defender Lloyd Kelly should be available to Andoni Iraola after recovering from an injury picked up in pre-season.

Iraola will be without Alex Scott, Adam Smith, Lewis Cook, Marcus Tavernier, Ryan Fredericks, and Dango Outtara who all remain unavailable.

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