Liverpool vs Bournemouth - Premier League: Live score, team news and updates as the Reds get their title defence underway against the Cherries
The single greatest day of the footballing calendar is here, the opening day of the Premier League season. OK, OK, that may be going a step too far, but I just can't contain my excitement.
Don't get me wrong, I love pre-season, but come on... it doesn't even scratch the itch that the absence of the top flight gives you.
Well, now it's back, and it's back with a bang.
Premier League champions Liverpool get things started as they start their title defence against Bournemouth at Anfield on this fine Friday evening.
We got a glimpse of what Arne Slot's new-look Reds were about in the Community Shield last week, but now it's time for them to put their money where their mouth is.
Now, sit back, relax, get yourself an ice-cold beverage of some sort, maybe even a cheeky snack, and let's get what will be a rollercoaster of a season underway.
It's lights out, and away we go.
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