Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola admits they couldn't live with Liverpool after halftime on Sunday night.

After an even first-half, Liverpool ranout comfortable 4-0 winners via second-half doubles from Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota.

Iraola later said: "We were really good to keep the game level for 45 minutes. We had more chances in the first half but at the end you need to have some moments of inspiration to make a different. They had that in the second half and we didn't.

"We started doing things that we weren't doing in the first half and were probably doing things too quickly. It made us worse. We started leaving more spaces in the middle and weren't as tight or aggression. Liverpool doesn't lose their intensity. If you don't match them, it's difficult.

"We needed to make changes when we conceded because they were starting to win the duels in the middle but I don't think we improved. We kept at the same level and it was not good enough to compete with Liverpool.

"I think Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool have all been really good against us. There's a reason they are the top three teams. Whenever they have a chance, they are clinical and when you make a mistake, they make you pay for it."