Mohamed Salah missed a penalty as Liverpool got here again all the way down to earth with a bump of their shock 1-0 defeat at struggling Bournemouth on Saturday.

Jurgen Klopp’s facet travelled to Dean Court in excessive spirits after their historic 7-0 thrashing of arch rivals Manchester United final weekend.

But Liverpool’s hopes of utilizing that exceptional consequence as a springboard to push for a high 4 end within the Premier League got a brutal actuality test on the south coast.

Philip Billing punished woeful Liverpool defending to place the struggling hosts forward early on and Salah blew the possibility to equalise when he fired vast from a second half spot-kick.

Salah turned Liverpool’s file scorer within the Premier League period when he netted twice towards United.

But the Egypt star’s failure so as to add to his complete of 130 condemned Liverpool to a primary defeat of their final six league video games.

Fifth-placed Liverpool appeared to make use of up all their targets within the United demolition and their toothless show left them three factors behind Tottenham forward of the north Londoners’ recreation towards Nottingham Forest in a while Saturday.

Apart from the harm achieved to Liverpool’s high 4 bid, it was hardly very best preparation for Wednesday’s Champions League final 16 second leg at Real Madrid, the place the Reds want a miracle within the Spanish capital to overturn a 5-2 deficit.

Losing to a Bournemouth facet that began the day backside of the desk and misplaced 9-0 at Liverpool in August was the newest indignity in a troubled season for Klopp’s males which has featured shock losses towards Brighton, Brentford and Wolves.

Bournemouth scored the second-fastest purpose in Premier League historical past at Arsenal final weekend, however nonetheless blew a two-goal lead in a painful last-gasp defeat towards the leaders.

It was Liverpool who made the quick begin this time and Virgil van Dijk’s header was arrowing in direction of the highest nook till Bournemouth midfielder Jefferson Lerma cleared off the road.

Bournemouth ought to have capitalised on that escape moments later when Dominic Solanke’s cross despatched Dango Ouattara clear by on purpose.

But as Ouattara rounded Liverpool keeper Alisson Becker, his contact took him too vast and he might solely shoot into the side-netting.

Ouattara once more threatened Liverpool along with his tempo however as soon as extra he couldn’t present the of entirety as Van Dijk received again for a last-ditch block.

Liverpool’s excessive line of defense was creaking and Ouattara lastly helped puncture it within the twenty eighth minute.

Racing onto a cross down the suitable flank, Ouattara shrugged off Van Dijk’s weak problem and whipped over a low cross that Billing completed from close-range as Liverpool’s sluggish defenders didn’t react.

Van Dijk had an opportunity to make amends for his half in Liverpool’s shambolic defending when he climbed to fulfill Robertson’s cross, however the Dutch centre-back headed vast with the purpose at his mercy.

Klopp responded to Liverpool’s torpid efficiency by sending on Diogo Jota for Harvey Elliott at half-time.

It took simply three minutes for Jota to make his presence felt with a roller that Neto pushed away at full stretch.

Jota was the catalyst for Liverpool’s 69th minute penalty.

Picked out by James Milner‘s cross, Jota rose highest on the far put up for a goal-bound header that was blocked by Adam Smith’s outstretched arm.

The spot-kick was awarded after a VAR test, however Salah let Bournemouth off the hook as he blazed his effort woefully vast.

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