Liverpool ride early jolt to return to winning ways


  • Football
  • Saturday, 07 Mar 2020

Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - March 7, 2020 Liverpool's James Milner celebrates after the match REUTERS/Phil Noble

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool resumed normal service with an unconvincing 2-1 victory over relegation-threatened Bournemouth on Saturday but they had to recover from an early jolt at Anfield.

Goals in quick succession by Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane before halftime calmed the jitters after Callum Wilson had given Bournemouth a surprise ninth-minute lead.

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