Bournemouth's first Premier League match of the season took an ugly turn at Anfield when Antoine Semenyo said he was racially abused by a Liverpool fan. The Liverpool ECHO’s Ian Doyle reported that the Premier League corroborated the allegation,

The ugly incident of a fan racially abusing Antoine Semenyo during Liverpool's 4-2 victory over Bournemouth has resulted in an arrest. In the 30th minute of play, Semenyo reported racist abuse from the stands and the match was stopped by referee Anthony Taylor before being resumed while an anti-discrimination message was delivered to the crowd.

In Liverpool's first Premier League match since Diogo Jota's tragic death, late goals from Federico Chiesa and Mohamed Salah sealed victory in an opening match to remember.