Guardiola sees us from below, Liverpool beat Bournemouth to stay on top

Liverpool consolidated their position at the top of the Premier League after a win on Sunday at the Vitality Stadium against Bournemouth and despite a difficult first half where they were even affected by a refereeing decision to send off a Cherries player in the second half, they had a strong attacking performance in the second half.

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Due to absences due to injuries and international tournaments in Asia and Africa, German coach Jürgen Klopp had to use a line-up with several changes including the youthful Conor Bradley in defence as well as the return to the starting line-up of Uruguayan striker Darwin Núñez who would become a key player for the victory in the second half.

The first goal came in the 49th minute and was scored by Uruguayan striker Darwin Núñez who took advantage of a good assist from Portuguese striker Diogo Jota. Nunez's most recent goal had come on 26 December in the win over Burnley. Before that his last goal came in November in a match against the Cherries, who have become one of his favourite teams to score against.

Liverpoo still in the lead

It was in the 70th minute when the victory was defined in favour of the Reds and it was thanks to the goal of the Portuguese Diogo Jota who, after a great combination with the Dutchman Cody Gakpo, was in front of goal and was able to score in front of the Brazilian goalkeeper Neto to make it 2-0. In the 79th minute, Diogo Jota came up again, taking advantage of a rebound inside the box to make it 3-0. On the last play of the game Darwin popped up to score his second goal of the night and fourth of the match. With this win, the free-scoring victory took them to 48 points and keeps them at the top of the Premier League standings. The next match will be on Wednesday in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final.