Liverpool's Premier League title defence got off to a shaky start, with a 4-2 win marred late on by alleged racist abuse directed at Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo.
The winger responded brilliantly with two Cherries goals coming from two points down as Andoni Iraola's side displayed the same defensive vulnerabilities as Crystal Palace in Sunday's Community Shield win.
However, forgotten man Federico Chiesa, Liverpool's only signing of the summer who had barely featured and whose future seemed uncertain, scored his first league goal in the 88th minute before Mohamed Salah added his eighth in nine opening day matches.
However, that does not detract from the well-deserved praise for Semenyo, who did not let the first-half incident put him off and gave his former teammate and new Liverpool left-back Milos Kerkez a tense challenge.
Liverpool announced the £23million signing of 18-year-old Parma centre-back Giovanni Leoni before kick-off but it would be no surprise to see the result accelerate the pursuit of Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi, especially with Ibrahima Konate looking particularly uncertain.
It all started very well when new signing Ugo Ekitiike began to justify his £69million transfer with a first-half goal last weekend.
However, referee Anthony Taylor stopped the game shortly afterwards, calling on Liverpool manager Arne Slot and Iraola, as well as fourth official Farai Hallam, to inform them that Semenyo had reported a racist remark from a fan in the main stand.
It also became known that during the break in the match, the police visited the referees' locker room.
Four minutes into the second half, Kody Gakpo doubled the lead from Ekitiike's cross but Liverpool were far from their best on a night when Anfield remembered former striker Diogo Jota and his brother Andre S.
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