The Reds had been 2-0 up at Anfield on Friday until a second-half fightback from the visitors required late goals from Federico Chiesa and Mohamed Salah to secure a 4-2 victory.
The meeting with the Cherries began and concluded with emotional tributes to Diogo Jota and Andre Silva, in what was the club’s first competitive home game since the brothers’ passing.
Read Van Dijk’s post-match interview with Liverpoolfc.com…
Virgil, it was dramatic but the champions start with a win…
We start with a win, a lot of good things, good moments with and without the ball. Unfortunately, we conceded two goals on the break where we should have done better overall. But under the circumstances, an emotional night for all of us, first game of the season against a team that will never give up, well known for it, in my opinion, with a great manager, we managed to get the three points. We have a lot of days to work in the upcoming week to be ready for the next game.