Five things were observed during Liverpool vs. Bournemouth, as Jürgen Klopp was stunned by Mohamed Salah’s record.

In a strange game at Anfield, Bournemouth was defeated 3-1, giving Liverpool its first victory of the new Premier League season. We noticed this.

ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL // Liverpool picked up its first victory of the year as the Reds defeated Bournemouth 3-1 in an odd match to mark their return to Anfield.

Antoine Semenyo took advantage of some careless play from the hosts’ defense to give Bournemouth the lead just minutes into the game, giving Liverpool a terrible start to the match.

As an out-of-sorts Liverpool continued to commit errors in its own half, tensions in Anfield were not exactly calmed. However, just before the half-hour mark, Luis Diaz’s outstanding goal helped to calm things down as the Reds finally started to find their way into the game.

Soon after, they took the lead when Dominik Szoboszlai was fouled and Mohamed Salah converted the ensuing penalty shot on the rebound.

The second half looked to be in jeopardy after Alexis Mac Allister was sent off, but Liverpool came up with the ideal remedy, quickly making it 3-1 through Diogo Jota to secure their first victory of the new campaign.

Klopp left stunned by Reds

It’s challenging to start off worse than Liverpool did versus Bournemouth.

Jaidon Anthony appeared to have given the visitors the lead after only a minute due to a mix-up between Alisson and his defenders, but the offside flag saved the Reds’ face — albeit briefly.

Antoine Semenyo put the finishing touch on a loose touch from Trent Alexander-Arnold just a few moments later, leaving everyone in Anfield perplexed.

After stumbling with the ball at his feet, Alisson brought down Anthony, continuing the tense start. There was undoubtedly some unease in the air around Anfield.

Wataru Endo’s signing this week was prompted by the need for a new number six as well as the need for a new defender, but those needs do not excuse the self-inflicted issues today.

The situation was perhaps best encapsulated when the TV cameras cut to Jürgen Klopp midway through the first half, and the Liverpool manager was standing there with his mouth open, seemingly unable to believe what he was seeing from his team.

Diaz made a simple decision.

Luis Diáz has had no such difficulty this season, in contrast to Liverpool’s defenders, who have yet to find their footing.

The former Porto player had a scorching preseason and has continued that form into the current campaign. His goal at Chelsea was followed by an exquisite overhead finish to tie Liverpool.

The Colombian was cruelly denied to the Reds for a large portion of last season, and he is currently illuminating what they might have missed. With Diogo Jota, Cody Gakpo, and Darwin Nunez all vying for the position at position nine, Klopp’s front three essentially only require one decision thanks to Jota’s recent form.

Salah set a new record.

Mohamed Salah would have undoubtedly felt a little better after scoring his first goal of the season, even if it wasn’t exactly how he had hoped, after last week’s disappointment at Stamford Bridge.

The Egyptian, who had his penalty saved by Neto, was quick to respond and score on the ensuing rebound to further his record-breaking status.

After scoring his 187th goal in red, Salah, 31, has now passed Steven Gerrard to move into the top five all-time scorers for Liverpool.

Salah is now only ahead of Ian Rush (346), Roger Hunt (285), Gordon Hodgson (241) and Billy Liddell (228), solidifying his status as a contemporary Liverpool legend.

No red ever.

The way Klopp had hoped for Wataru Endo to be introduced to Anfield was most definitely not the case.

Shortly after Alexis Mac Allister was sent off by referee Thomas Bramall, Liverpool’s most recent acquisition emerged from the bench. Saying that decision was harsh would be seriously understating it.

The Reds will be perplexed as to how Mac Allister’s 50-50 challenge led to the early end of his afternoon after witnessing Chelsea escape with all 11 players on the field despite two incidents that could have easily led to red cards.

Even worse than the referee’s ridiculous decision is the fact that VAR did not step in to reverse it. For all you conspiracy theorists out there, Paul Tierney was in charge of VAR today.

VAR was used to make these decisions, and Liverpool was fortunate that it did not cost it the three points. But don’t be shocked if that decision is appealed; having Mac Allister out for the following game is bad enough.

Anxiety about Alexander-Arnold.

The last thing Liverpool needs is for another key player to miss. Given that Curtis Jones is already injured and Mac Allister potentially facing  suspension.

Therefore, the sight of Trent Alexander-Arnold receiving treatment on the bench after being replaced won’t exactly give Reds fans hope ahead of the team’s trip to Newcastle next weekend.

Let’s hope it was only a preventative measure.