Liverpool avoided a repeat of last season's horror show at Bournemouth.
Jürgen Klopp's men had led 2-0 and 3-1 in the fixture last December, only to lose 4-3 after a spirited late fightback from The Cherries.
12 months on, and goals from Philippe Coutinho, Dejan Lovren and Mo Salah had Liverpool coasting by half-time. After the break, Roberto Firmino added another to make absolutely sure of the points.
While there was lots for those Liverpool fans watching the game on Sky Sports to be pleased about, plenty of them made it known that they were far from happy with Martin Tyler's commentary on the game.
Tyler, whose voice has been synonymous with Sky's coverage of the Premier League for over 25 years, has sometimes been accused by some Liverpool fans of favouring their opponents. This was again the case on Sunday afternoon, with many supporters claiming he sounded 'disappointed' when commentating on the Reds' goals.
Partly because of this, Tyler's name was trending on Twitter for most of the game...
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