Liverpool beat Bournemouth and coach Klopp found the solution to replace Salah

Liverpool had a challenge in the Premier League this Sunday. They faced Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium with the aim of getting a victory that would allow them to remain the only leaders of the standings, considering that Arsenal had won their game against Crystal Palace and Manchester City still have the game against Brentford pending. Both teams started this Sunday just two points behind Liverpool.

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The Reds had a difficult mission. Not only did they face a tough team, but they also had to prove that they could replace the players who are absent: Andrew Robertson, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Joel Matip, Thiago Alcantara and Dominik Szoboszlai are injured, while Wataru Endo and Mohamed Salah are with Japan and Egypt in the Asia Cup and Africa Cup of Nations, respectively.

During the first half Jurgen Klopp's team struggled as they lacked imagination to handle the ball and create chances to score, and the hosts troubled them on more than one occasion. But everything changed after the break thanks to two players: Darwin Nuñez and Diogo Jota.

The Uruguayan forward and the Portuguese forward took on the responsibility of replacing Mohamed Salah and made the difference. Nunez scored the opener 4 minutes into the second half, when he received an assist from Jota and shot with his right foot. 20 minutes later it was the Portuguese forward who doubled the lead, after a play in which Darwin also participated. And they both scored again at 34 and 45 minutes, making it 4-0 for The Reds.

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What's next for them?

Liverpool will have a very demanding week. Next Wednesday they will visit Fulham in London for the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final, after a 2-1 win in the first match. And four days later they will face Norwich City at Anfield Road, for the FA Cup round of 32. In the Premier League they will play their next match on January 31 against Chelsea.