BBC UPDATE: SAYS LIVERPOOL HAS SIGNED AN INTERNAL PLAYER BETTER THAN ROBERTO MEDICAL DONE KLOPP’S SMILE’S 

BBC UPDATE:

SAYS LIVERPOOL HAS SIGNED AN INTERNAL PLAYER BETTER THAN ROBERTO MEDICAL DONE KLOPP’S SMILE’S

Jürgen Klopp left stunned amid Mohamed Salah feat as $89m star thought Liverpool transfer was on

Liverpool picked up its first Premier League victory of the new season on Saturday by beating Bournemouth 3-1 at Anfield.

The visitor threatened to cause an upset when Antoine Semenyo fired it in front in the early minutes, but Liverpool was in front before half-time after a fine goal from Luis Díaz and a rebounded penalty from Mohamed Salah.

Concerns may have taken hold at Anfield early in the second half when Alexis Mac Allister saw red on his home debut for a late challenge on Ryan Christie, but Liverpool responded well and went 3-1 up through Diogo Jota.

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The result gives Liverpool four points out of a possible six so far after a 1-1 draw away to Chelsea on the opening weekend. Next weekend, the Reds face a huge test as they travel to Newcastle United, one of the sides that beat them to a Champions League place last season.

As it stands, Mac Allister is set to be unavailable as he serves the first of a three-match suspension, but it remains to be seen whether Liverpool appeals the decision. Jürgen Klopp hinted post-match that the Reds intended to.

Here are the two Liverpool.com stories from today that you shouldn’t miss.

Mohamed Salah makes more history but Jürgen Klopp baffled

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah surpassed Steven Gerrard on the club’s all-time scoring charts with his goal against Bournemouth, writes James Findlater.

Salah’s 187th goal in a red shirt took him past the former Reds captain and into sole possession of fifth place on the list, but his next target is a whopping 41 goals up the road.

Meanwhile, Reds boss Klopp was left visibly stunned by his side’s poor start to the game, which saw Bournemouth score one and have another ruled out, and Liverpool generally struggle to string a series of passes together.

Find out what else James spotted here.

Cheick Doucouré expected Liverpool move

Crystal Palace midfielder Cheick Doucouré thought he was going to make a move to Liverpool earlier this week, according to The Independent.

Liverpool has shown an interest in Doucouré but, according to the Daily Mail, he could cost as much as $89m (£70m/€81m), and Palace may have to show some room for maneuvering on that price before any deal can happen.

The Reds have just signed one defensive midfielder in Stuttgart’s Wataru Endo, but there may be more business in that area given that the 30-year-old isn’t necessarily at the level to be first-choice.

There’s still around a fortnight remaining in the transfer window, and it feels as if Liverpool may not be done just yet.

Read the full story from Emmet Gates here.

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Liverpool are interested in signing a player who’s just like Romeo Lavia – journalist

Liverpool remain interested in signing Ryan Gravenberch from Bayern Munich in the next two weeks.

Gravenberch has been linked with a move to the Reds all summer long. And with his position at Bayern reportedly very precarious indeed, the 21-year-old could still leave the Allianz Arena.

Speaking on that for 90min’s Talking Transfers Podcast, journalist Graeme Bailey says that Gravenberch is a ‘likely candidate’ to be Liverpool’s final midfield addition of the window.

“I think they [Liverpool] will be bringing another one in, that is the plan,” Bailey explained. “Will it be another number six? Possibly not. We’re still hearing Ryan Gravenberch a lot. He’s pushing for a move.

“It seems that Thomas Tuchel will let him out and he looks like a likely candidate [for Liverpool] at this moment in time. They do like [Cheick] Doucoure at Palace as well, they’re looking all over Europe.

“I don’t think Tuchel is won over by Gravenberch. He’d like to keep him but I think if he pushes hard enough he’ll get out and that’s the way his people are seeing it. If he comes to Liverpool, we know he’s not an out-and-out six but I don’t think he’s that dissimilar to a [Romeo] Lavia maybe.

“I think he could play that role for Liverpool if he needed to. I think he’s a possibility, I really do. Publicly, Bayern aren’t willing to say he’s available, but we think he is.”

Gravenberch still on Liverpool’s list

In many respects, it makes sense for Liverpool to be targeting Gravenberch. He’s clearly not happy at Bayern and although he had a difficult season last year, the Dutchman is still a player with big potential.

The Reds perhaps feel they can get Gravenberch below market value and turn him into a superstar.

Nevertheless, with a defensive midfielder very obviously the priority, he isn’t that player.

The links to the Netherlands international made much more sense before Liverpool had brought in Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai.

Now, they could still do with someone to negate the likely departure of Thiago Alcantara in a year’s time. But for the time being, that isn’t a pressing matter.

What is, is Jurgen Klopp’s need to find a top-level anchor for his midfield. Wataru Endo did a fine job in difficult circumstances on his debut today, but he doesn’t feel like a starter moving forward.

Gravenberch does, but not in a deep-lying role. It’s all a little bizarre. And despite what Bailey says, he doesn’t really seem to be much like Lavia at all.