Diaz faces Liverpool against Bournemouth

This Saturday for day two of the 2023-24 Premier League Liverpool measure up from Colombian Luis Diaz at Anfield against Bournemoutha game that undoubtedly brings pleasant memories to “Lucho”, because it The only time he faced this opponent was a brace in a historic 9-0 win. You will enjoy Star + meeting.

So far, this was the only time Diaz scored two goals in a Liverpool shirt since his arrival at the red club, and on that occasion the Colombian striker opened the scoring with a header in the 3rd minute and was the one who sealed the match. With the ninth goal, also with a header in the 85th minute.

Luis Diaz started this season well for LiverpoolColombian It comes from opening the scoring after Salah’s pass in the 1-1 away draw against Chelsea. His twelfth goal in his history with the Reds. Bournemouth, for its part, comes from a draw with the same score at home against West Ham.

After his first show this season, Diaz spoke with ESPN He referred to his scoring debut: “I will try to score many goals, I can’t say how many, but there will be many goals and it helps me too, I will try to do my best (…) I feel that this year I will be very good for me, for what I worked for “And what I did in pre-season and what I used to do in every training session. I’m getting better physically, and I know that this year we will achieve much more than last year. The goal is to win all competitions this year.”

Liverpool will head out to Anfield with the goal of winning and maintaining an unbeaten home run That Jürgen Klopp’s men have accumulated for some time. There are already 12 Premier League games the Reds are unbeaten at home.

In the match preview, Klopp referred to the match against Bournemouth He outlined what style of play he thought the opposition would propose at Anfield: “They’ll press us right, they have an attacking style. If you let them play they play and if you don’t, they have an idea of ​​being behind the line, that’s the idea they have. It’s not the idea of ​​football.” The most complicated, but a good idea. It’s our first home game, maybe we shouldn’t forget that.”

possible profiles

Liverpool: Alison. Alexander-Arnold, Conat, Van Dyck, Robertson; McAllister, Szoboszli; Salah, Jacbo, Diaz; Nunez.

Bournemouth: network; Arons, Zabarny, Senesi, Kirkiz; Billings, Rothwell; Brooks, Christie, Kluivert; Solanki.