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Liverpool began the new Premier League campaign with an impressive win over Bournemouth

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Liverpool have been forced into a transfer U-turn following their opening day win against Bournemouth. In what was an emotional return to action for Liverpool's players, Hugo Ekitike, Cody Gakpo, Federico Chiesa and Mohamed Salah all found the net for Arne Slot's side, as they began the new Premier League campaign in style. However, just 24 hours after the victory at Anfield, the future of one player has now been decided with haste, despite summer talk over his potential exit. It was a team display that epitomised everything good about Liverpool. Tireless pressing, never giving up in the face of adversity, the Reds have certainly turned into Premier League monsters under Slot's tenure. The Merseysiders have players willing to fight for every ball, and the environment at Anfield must still be reeling after the shock passing of Diogo Jota earlier this year. But having curated a winning culture to go side-by-side, one man now wants to remain at the club in order to fight further for his place. Speaking after the game, Liverpool forward Chiesa insisted he is more determined than ever to remain at the club, despite relentless talk of a return to Italy. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. But that could not now be further from the truth, as per Gazzetta dello Sport, as relayed by Fc Inter News, the 27-year-old is now set to stay at Liverpool this season. “This goal repays all the work I’ve done, " said Chiesa after Friday's clash with the Cherries. "Last year, I can say I arrived in difficult conditions. I hadn’t trained at Juve, and I arrived here struggling, with a different pace. “I don’t know why this decision was made, but not training for a month penalised me on my journey at Anfield. Slot has always encouraged me. ” On his future at Liverpool, Chiesa added: “I’m very happy here, I’m at one of the strongest clubs in the world, as the transfer market has shown. ” Further details explain how Chiesa has held direct meetings with Slot and his agent, Fali Ramadani. It’s claimed the Italy international is ‘considered unsellable’ for the English champions and therefore, his exit has been ruled out. In Four Four Two's view, this could be down to the exits of Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz this summer, and with Alexander Isak's proposed move still in the air, Slot needs as many options as he can get in forward areas. Matthew Holt writes freelance for Four Four Two, amongst others, and boasts previous experience at GOAL and SPORTBible. He now works with us alongside his time at Manchester United and Reach PLC, aiding with online content for the website. Career highs include working at the FA Cup final, as well as scoring at Old Trafford in front of the Stretford End. A long-term sufferer of his beloved Scunthorpe United, he is often seen on the padel court, as well as occasionally as a six-a-side call-up. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.

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