Liverpool dealt enormous blow in 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth amid Salah’s penalty miss as prime 4 race continues

Mohamed Salah missed a penalty as Liverpool crashed again to earth in a 1-0 loss to struggling Bournemouth on Saturday.

Jurgen Klopp’s workforce arrived at Dean Court docket in excessive spirits following their historic 7-0 thrashing of archrivals Manchester United the earlier weekend.

Nonetheless, Liverpool’s hopes of utilizing that unimaginable consequence as a springboard to push for a top-four end within the Premier League have been dashed on the south coast.

Philip Billing took benefit of poor Liverpool defending to place the struggling hosts forward early on, and Salah blew a second-half penalty-kick probability to equalise.

Salah set a brand new Premier League file by scoring twice in opposition to Manchester United.

Nonetheless, the Egyptian’s failure so as to add to his tally of 130 objectives condemned Liverpool to their first league defeat in six video games.

Fifth-placed Liverpool appeared to have used up all of their objectives within the United thrashing, and their toothless efficiency dropped them three factors behind Tottenham.

Bournemouth supervisor Gary O’Neil praised his workforce’s character after they resurrected their survival hopes with the right response to the devastation they suffered at Arsenal.

Bournemouth hadn’t received at dwelling since a 3-0 victory over Everton on November 12, however Phillip Billing’s first-half aim was sufficient to see off Liverpool.

It was an incredible effort from the house workforce, who had led 2-0 at The Emirates Stadium the earlier weekend however misplaced 3-2 within the 97th minute.

‘We deserved it,’ O’Neil stated. I’m simply blissful for the boys. This was no fluke efficiency. The final three video games have seen excellent performances in opposition to prime competitors. Advantageous margins can not at all times work in opposition to you.

‘A clear sheet in opposition to top-of-the-line groups in England, who got here into the sport having scored seven objectives, demonstrated the trouble we put in. ‘We simply must preserve going,’ I advised the boys after we beat Wolves.

‘We acquired a bit fortunate with the (Mo Salah) penalty miss,’ stated O’Neil, who beforehand labored on the teaching employees on the Liverpool Academy. I haven’t seen it returned, so I’m unsure whether or not it was or wasn’t, however in spite of everything that has gone in opposition to us, we deserved one thing.

‘After struggling the late aim at Arsenal, I used to be repeatedly requested if the boys would have a hangover from it, and there’s your reply. We have been down on the time, and I reminded them of the laborious work they’d put in, and the way unfortunate they’d been for it to go in opposition to them.”

Bournemouth midfielder David Brooks made his first look since September 2021 after recovering from most cancers. All through, his identify was sung.

‘I used to be completely delighted for him,’ stated O’Neil. We nonetheless must be life like about what he can do proper now. I used to be determined to get him on, however the sport didn’t go as deliberate. He was overjoyed when he discovered yesterday, and the boys have been overjoyed as properly.’