Virgil van Dijk admitted that further defensive reinforcements would ‘accelerate’ Liverpool’s improvement as the club considers a move for Marc Guehi.

Liverpool secured a dramatic 4-2 victory over Bournemouth in their opening Premier League fixture after late goals from Federico Chiesa and Mohamaed Salah.

Arne Slot’s side had taken a two-goal lead before Antoine Semenyo’s brace threatened to deny the defending champions an opening-day win at Anfield.

The Reds have not been at their best defensively so far this season, also conceding twice en route to a penalty shootout defeat in the Community Shield final last weekend.

The singing of 18-year-old Giovanni Leoni provides some cover at centre-back, but Liverpool have also held talks with Palace captain Guehi who is out of contract at the

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