Jurgen Klopp Claims Liverpool Did Not Want to Humiliate Bournemouth During 9:0 Win

• Jurgen Klopp has praised his Liverpool charges after their 9-0 victory over Bournemouth at Anfield
• According to Klopp, he was desperate to get a reaction from his Liverpool stars after a slow start to the new season
• Summer signing Luis Diaz and Roberto Firmino both netted a brace during the clash to inspire the Merseysiders to victory
• Liverpool's huge win equalled the joint-biggest victory in the history of the Premier League

Jurgen Klopp has claimed that Liverpool had no intention to humiliate Bournemouth during their Premier League meeting on Saturday, August 27.

The Reds were desperate to use the tie to get their campaign back on track, having failed to win any of their three matches of the opening season.

And Klopp's charges made the most of the encounter as they secured a huge 9-0 win over the Cherries to send a stern message to their Premier League rivals.

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Luis Diaz and Roberto Firmino both netted a brace to inspire the Merseysiders to victory, with Harvey Elliot, Trent-Alexander Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, and Fabio Carvalho also joining the goal fest.

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However, Klopp has come out to claim that Liverpool had to intention to embarrass Bournemouth with their flawless performance.

While the German was quick to admit that he was keen to get a reaction from his charges, he has made it clear that Liverpool 'couldn't have respected Bournemouth more.'

"We wanted to show a reaction. Be ourselves. Getting to be the best version of ourselves. We play a specific way. We scored wonderful goals. The game settled and we kept scoring. It was about keep going," Klopp said via The Mirror.

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"Not to humiliate Bournemouth, we couldn’t respect them more. It’s about putting the opponent under pressure," he added.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Jurgen Klopp has boldly declared that his side could have beaten Manchester United on Monday, August 22, despite suffering a 2-1 defeat.

The Anfield club is still winless after their opening three Premier League games, picking up only two points in their outings.

Against Manchester United, Liverpool were overwhelming favourites but somehow fell behind against Erik Ten Hag’s side, who looked rejuvenated from their own slump In their first two matches.