Kepa Arrizabalaga was caught badly out of position for Liverpool's first but Diaz finished like a seasoned striker, rounding the Bournemouth goalkeeper before firing low into the net. The Colombian had his second of the game two minutes later, shooting through Kepa's legs from Trent Alexander-Arnold's pass.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot praised his side's aggression as they bounced back from an embarrassing Premier League defeat to Nottingham Forest a week ago by blasting three goals past Bournemouth in the opening 45 minutes on Saturday.

After Luis Diaz's quickfire double gave the Reds a comfortable advantage at Anfield, Darwin Nunez curled home an exquisite third for Liverpool after Mohamed Salah's pass