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A “grey area” surrounding the new offside rule cost Bournemouth their first Premier League points on Monday, according to the promoted side’s manager Eddie Howe.

Nevertheless the referee Craig Pawson and assistant Harry Lennard allowed the goal to stand, in what appeared to be a clear misinterpretation of new guidelines issued on the offside law for this season.

But the evening was not without its controversies, with the visitors – who had a goal harshly ruled out after five minutes – complaining that Benteke’s goal should not have stood with Philippe Coutinho having approached the ball before Benteke from an offside...

Earlier, Bournemouth’s Tommy Elphick had a header ruled out for a foul. “It’s two big decisions that have gone against us and we’ve ultimately been punished by that”.

Christian Benteke scored the only goal, getting on the end of a Jordan Henderson cross that Philippe Coutinho also tried to reach despite being in an offside position.

The Brazil global is some weeks behind most of his team-mates in terms of fitness having joined pre-season late because of his participation in the Copa America.

Milner’s previous team were on the receiving end of a spectacular Coutinho goal last season and the England worldwide believes the Brazilian has set the tone for a commanding individual campaign.

That would be at odds with manager Rodgers’ philosophy which is built upon incisive, possession-based football but the 29-year-old England worldwide says the players have to adapt to different styles of play.

A Stoke City fan collapsed and needed to be resuscitated by stadium paramedics when Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho scored a last-gasp wonder goal to pinch victory.

A Philippe Coutinho thunderbolt helped Liverpool FC beat Stoke City last night, and goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has hailed the brilliance of the Brazilian.

The ECHO rated Phillipe Coutinho and Dejan Lovren as the Reds’ top performers on the opening day – both scoring an eight – but we wanted your views on this new look Liverpool.

“It [the 6-1] was a one-off game, a unique game“.

Coutinho, whose previous effort moments earlier had flown well over the bar, then took charge with a run and strike that helped bury memories of Liverpool’s nightmare 6-1 thrashing on the same ground in May.