The television cameras have just picked out Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli in a suit looking thoroughly miserable. He has a huge earring on and a crazy spikey haircut. 

Loose play from Bournemouth's Matt Ritchie, who gifts the ball to Christian Benteke. The striker hits his effort with pace, but it goes over the bar from 20 yards out.

Not sure he will be clapping after Liverpool's first 20 minutes.

That looks like red-faced Kenny Dalglish in the background. 

A hand up in apology from Jordon Ibe as he fails to control yet another magnificent long-range pass from Philippe Coutinho. The ball dribbles harmlessly out of play when the pass deserved much more.

Not quite the start Christian Benteke was looking for on his home Liverpool debut. He has been tidy enough when in possession but, as the pass graphic shows below (red means an unsuccessful pass), he hasn't had the ball where he wants.

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William Swayne: Liverpool's passing is just unbelievably bad.

John Wilde: Welcome to the Premier League Bournemouth! Harsh decisions going against you when playing the supposed 'bigger teams'.

Dave More: Bournemouth, like Barcelona, pressing the ball, hunting it back, forcing Liverpool into silly mistakes.

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We have not seen much of Christian Benteke so far but the Belgium international only just misses getting on the end of a wonderful ball from the halfway line by Philippe Coutinho. Luckily for Bournemouth, Artur Boruc was off his line quickly to gather the ball before Benteke.

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Lovely link-up play between James Milner, Nathaniel Clyne and Philippe Coutinho gets a warm round of applause from the Liverpool fans. But Clyne's cross does not make it past the first man at the near post and the chance is gone.

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Bournemouth's Josh King gets his head to a set-piece, but can only steer it over the bar. A very bright start for Eddie Howe's side.

No defensive approach from Bournemouth as the average position graphic shows below for the visitors...

And another Bournemouth corner..

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"Bournemouth have made a very confident start and the early signs are manager Eddie Howe has told his players to prey on the vulnerability of Dejan Lovren - and the Croatian has made an uncertain start. The Cherries have not stood back and wondered, they are having a go."

Referee Craig Pawson's decision to rule out Tommy Elphick's header that would have given Bournemouth an early lead has not gone down well with you.

Cameron Laws:  So that's a foul but Skrtel doing worse than that at every single corner isn't? Terrible decision.

James Hammond: Serious heart-in-mouth moment there!

Richard:  That's so, so soft from the referee. Bournemouth unlucky, already.

The Bournemouth fans are loving every minute of this. And rightly so. Every touch from a visiting player gets an 'ole' shout from the travelling support. This was not in the script.

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Sam Unsworth : I really hope Bournemouth do the south proud. I'm a Saints fan but hope Howe and Co destroy Brendan and half of the ex-saints squad. 

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Harsh. Very harsh. The corner comes in from the right wing and Bournemouth's Tommy Elphick rises above Dejan Lovren to head the ball into the net from six yards out. Referee Craig Pawson rules Elphick had fouled the home defender, but there seemed to be little in it.

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It already has the look of an entertaining, open game. Jordon Ibe flashes one wide at one end, and Callum Wilson wins Bournemouth a corner at the other.

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