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Slot wowed by Liverpool late show in win over Bournemouth
Gulf Today
|August 17, 2025
Liverpool kicked off the defence of their Premier League title in an entertaining 4-2 victory over Bournemouth on Friday, with manager Arne Slot bowled over by the atmosphere on an emotional Anfield evening as two late goals stole the show.
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"Do you have half an hour?" the Dutchman said laughing when asked to sum up a night that started with a tribute to their Portugal forward Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash last month.
Liverpool talisman Mo Salah and substitute Federico Chiesa struck after Antoine Semenyo's double drew Bournemouth level.
"Unbelievable atmosphere in the final minutes," Slot said.
"I thought that winning the league here (last season) will always be more special than winning a home game against Bournemouth, but the last six or seven minutes - wow, wow, wow, wow. How impressive that was.
"Three teams involved in a great game. Why three teams? Bournemouth and us playing full gas for 96 minutes, or even longer, 99 I think, and the referee (Anthony Taylor) who just kept the game going, didn't blow his whistle every single time for every small thing. “It was a great game to watch. In the end, we won it. So that helps for my emotions.”
However, the overriding emotion on the night, Slot said, was how “impressive and powerful the tribute for Jota was.”
This story is from the August 17, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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