Inconsistent Liverpool brought down to earth with a bang by Bournemouth

In a season riddled with inconsistency and under-achievement, the display in itself was not an outlier, more the latest in a line of poor performances during a frustrating campaign

UP FOR GRABS: Bournemouth's Philip Billing appears to go down from a tackle by Liverpool's Ibrahima Konate during the Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium. Pic: Kieran Cleeves/PA Wire

Bournemouth 1 Liverpool 0

Liverpool were always going to travel to the Bernabeu Stadium this week more in hope than expectation and Saturday’s chastening defeat at Bournemouth added to the sense that thoughts are already turning towards the daunting run of domestic fixtures to come.