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Alan Shearer has warned Arne Slot about holes in his Liverpool team(Image: 2025 Getty Images)

Alan Shearer identified three areas Arne Slot needs to address after Liverpool's 4-2 win over Bournemouth.

Anfield was jam-packed on Friday evening to welcome Slot and his squad back to Premier League action, but the victory wasn't without its concerns.

Liverpool started off bright with goals from Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo either side of half-time, before the cracks started to show.



With less than 15 minutes to go, Liverpool found themselves all square again thanks to an Antoine Semenyo brace.

Thankfully, the choice to substitute Florian Wirtz for Federico Chiesa with eight minutes to play proved fruitful for Slot, with the forward securing his first-ever Premier League goal just six minutes later.

Dominik Szoboszlai started against Bournemouth in his place alongside Alexis Mac Allister, and while the Hungarian played well, he was far from the defensive sentinel that Liverpool hold in Gravenberch.

Dominik Szoboszlai started for Liverpool against Bournemouth(Image: Getty Images)

Thankfully, Slot has a week to tinker with his tactics before Liverpool's next Premier League clash, and will be eager to right his side's wrongs before they travel to St James' Park to face Newcastle United on Monday, August 25.

While Liverpool had an initial offer of £110million plus add-ons knocked back for the 25-year-old earlier this month, it is thought that they could still return with an improved offer ahead of deadline day.

If the club fail to secure Isak ahead of their clash with Newcastle, they'll still be incredibly well equipped for the task at hand given £79m striker Ekitike has impressed in his short but incredibly sweet tenure at Anfield thus far, scoring in the Community Shield clash with Crystal Palace as well as Liverpool's Premier League opener with Bournemouth.

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