Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool: Player Ratings

After enduring frustrating back to back draws at home against Everton and West Brom in games which Liverpool should have and maybe would have won if it wasn't for dubious refereeing, Jurgen Klopp's men produced another strong performance away from home to clinch all three points.

Liverpool had the game wrapped up in the first half despite benching Sadio Mane. Philippe Coutinho, Dejan Lovren, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino found the back of the net for the Reds and the scoreline could have been worse from Bournemouth's perspective.

The result will do a world of good for Liverpool who face an in-form Arsenal side next while more misery awaits Bournemouth as the travel to the home of the runaway leaders Manchester City.

Bournemouth

Asmir Begovic - 6/10

A miserable afternoon for the Bosnian as he could have done nothing about the goals Liverpool scored. Made one terrific save to deny Salah initially but the Egyptian scored a few minutes later.

Adam Smith - 4/10

Safe to say that he wasn't the only Bournemouth player who struggled against Liverpool. Smith couldn't cope with Coutinho and the width offered by Robertson. He was one of the players Coutinho danced past on his way to scoring Liverpool's first.

Simon Francis - 5/10

Wasn't better than any of his defensive partners but he kept on going in vain.

Nathan Ake - 4/10

Last season, Ake scored a last minute winner against Liverpool but this time around he was turned inside out by Liverpool's brilliant attack. His game was summed up by a silly free-kick he conceded outside the box from which Coutinho hit the post.

Charlie Daniels - 4/10

Tried to offer his side some width going forward but defensively he kept on chasing Mohamed Salah and was left red-faced as the Egyptian eventually scored.

Jordon Ibe - 5/10

A few moments here and there but was invisible against his former side and thus showing why Klopp was not hesitant to sell the player/

Lewis Cook - 5/10

Couldn't offer his defence or attack enough support and kept losing the ball with a few bad passes. That summed up the home side's performance.

Andrew Surman - 6/10

Arguably the losing side's best player as he kept on going despite Liverpool taking a 2-0 goal within the first half an hour.

Marc Pugh - 5/10

Put in a few teasing crosses in the first half but other than that, his major job was to support his fullback.

Josh King - 4/10

Won a foul in a dangerous area early on but was taken off with an injury in the first half.

Jermain Defoe - 5/10

Bournemouth's best chance of the game fell to Defoe and his effort hit the inside of the post and came out.

Substitutes

Junior Stanislas - 5/10

Early substitute for the injured Josh King but he too could do nothing about the eventual result.

Ryan Fraser - 5/10

Last season, his introduction won Bournemouth the game but this time around, he too couldn't save his side.

Steve Cook - 5/10

Was probably introduced to limit the damage but Liverpool scored one more after he came on.

Liverpool

Simon Mignolet - 6/10

The Liverpool goalkeeper was rarely tested and was beaten by the one good chance Bournemouth had but he still went home with a clean sheet.

Joe Gomez - 6.5/10

His ability to play as a central defender is proving to be useful as he sometimes drops back and helps the two central defenders. He still isn't the most convincing going forward but has proved to be very useful in the right-back role deputising for Nathaniel Clyne.

Dejan Lovren - 7.5/10

He didn't do much wrong defensively but his luck was summed up when a foul was awarded against him despite winning the ball back. However, he scored the important second goal for Liverpool thanks to his good anticipation.

Ragnar Klavan - 6.5/10

The Estonian continues to put in good performances silently and played some good passes out wide to start the attack quickly.

Andrew Robertson - 7.5/10

After two below par games following the injury to Alberto Moreno, Robertson finally found his rhythm with a terrific performance. He picked up the assist for Coutinho's goal and was equally good defensively.

Jordan Henderson - 7/10

Henderson has drawn in a lot of criticism this season but today he was in fine form, distributing the ball around, shielding his defence and making some good forward runs.

Georginio Wijnaldum - 6.5/10

He didn't have a bad game by any means but Wijnaldum wasn't the most impressive player for Liverpool against Bournemouth. He has clearly played more than any other central midfielder has for Liverpool and that seems to be taking a toll on him.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - 8/10

Liverpool's most recent acquisition seems to be growing in confidence with each passing game and had one of his best games for the club today. He picked up the assist for Salah's goal, made four key passes and three interceptions. Klopp will have a hard time deciding whom to pick and whom to drop against Arsenal.

Philippe Coutinho - 9/10

The little Brazilian was at his best today and scored the opener for Liverpool by dancing past several Bournemouth players before placing the ball past a helpless Begovic. He also assisted Firmino's goal and could have added one more assist to his name if Salah finished better.

Mohamed Salah - 8/10

It looked like Salah was going to have one of those games where he kept popping up in the right areas only to miss the chances but he eventually scored his 20th goal of the season in brilliant individual fashion.

Roberto Firmino - 8.5/10

The Brazilian sacrifices so much for the team's benefit and is often overlooked but he came away with the assist for Lovren's goal and a goal for himself before being subbed off.

Substitutes

Adam Lallana - 5/10

Clearly needs more time to get back to his best and picked up a rather unnecessary yellow card minutes after he came on.

Dominic Solanke - 6/10

In the few minutes he was on the pitch, he once again showed glimpses of his brilliant movement.

Danny Ings - N/A

Had very little time to do any damage but he could have scored with his first involvement only to find the side netting.