The 34th season of the Premier League officially began with the match Liverpool - Bournemouth, and the start, as expected, was extremely emotional. The first match after the death of Diogo Jota was played at “Anfield“, and about 50,000 fans of the home team said goodbye to the Portuguese international and his brother, who died in a car accident a little over a month ago.
First, they sang in unison the club's anthem “You'll Never Walk Alone“ with numerous banners with Jota's image and number, and then a minute's silence was given to the two as a sign of respect, bTV reported.
Arne Slott's team achieved a difficult victory with 4-2 in the opening match. Liverpool's summer signing Hugo Ekitike now has two goals to his name, having scored in the Super Cup last week and scored on his Premier League debut.
The Frenchman, who joined from Eintracht for €80m, opened the scoring in the 37th minute against Bournemouth after a brilliant strike and assist from Mac Allister. In the 49th minute, Cody Gakpo doubled the home side's lead. Both players celebrated their goals by showing the number 20 - the number worn by Diogo Jota. In the 64th minute, Antoine Semenyo equalised and in the 76th minute, he equalised.
The English champions came to a turning point when substitute Federico Chiesa scored in the 88th minute, and the point was set up Mohamed Salah with a goal deep into stoppage time.