Arne Slot has challenged his side to “be much better than we were”, while Liverpool takes a victory over Bournemouth after their opening day in Newcastle in St James' Park.
New signing Hugo Ekitike was on the score sheet when Arne Slot's Reds made Bournemouth past Bournemouth to get their title defense a perfect start, with the ruling champions who wanted to start their campaign with back-to-back victories.
Liverpool, who has made seven summer acquisitions, including record -signing Florian Wirtz, goes to St James' Park after he has inflamed the Alexander Isak Transfer -Saga after a reported bid of £ 110 million.
Monday's match, the first Premier League Home Match of the Magpies campaign, will be lost a raw opportunity without love between the two clubs this summer.
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In anticipation of the long -awaited confrontation between the EFL Cup finalists of last season, Arne Slot was questioned about Liverpool's chase of Isak: “He scored against us in the League Cup final, and he scored against us in the road game [last season].
“So yes, if they have him, he is a big, big threat, but like any other team in the Premier League, if someone is injured or not, it is not as if the manager has to look at his couch and says:” Now I have no one anymore to play “.
Respond to the bright atmosphere that waits on his side, said Slot: The atmosphere was great last year [at St James’ Park]And the intensity levels of their players were great, and there were no conversations at the time. They deserved it completely to win the League Cup final of us.
“What I do know is that we should be much better than we were. At the end of the season it was more difficult and harder for us to win our game. I think we had to trust our set pieces a few times.”