Liverpool players celebrate Hugo Ekitike's goal against Bournemouth
Liverpool players celebrate Hugo Ekitike's goal against Bournemouth
Virgin Media acknowledged some viewers had issues trying to watch the opening match of the season on Friday night. A number of fans complained about images breaking up during the first half of vs .
"Hello, we're aware of an issue affecting TV at the moment," they wrote to one fan. "Sorry for any inconvenience caused and we'll aim to resolve as soon as possible."
Hugo Ekitike scored on his Premier League debut for Liverpool, firing the defending champions into a half-time lead. However, it came after fans voiced their frustrations about their viewing experience.
"Anybody else’s Virgin Media just gone mad. Pixelation on every channel?" one wrote. "Missed the Liverpool goal due to me having to restart the box thinking that might sort it. @virginmedia sort it out," said another.
"Very poor," said a third. "Will I get my refund "As soon as possible". But not before the football finishes."
It was an action-packed first half, with Ekitike one of four new signings to start for Liverpool. Florian Wirtz went straight into the starting XI after his club record move from Bayer Leverkusen, while there were league debuts for full-backs Milos Kerkez - against his former club - and Jeremie Frimpong.
Liverpool saw an appeal for a red card denied in the opening 15 minutes after Marcos Senesi avoided punishment for handball. "The referee’s call of no red card to Senesi was checked and confirmed by VAR – with the action deemed not to be a clear handball offence nor denial of a goal scoring opportunity (DOGSO), due to the distance from goal," the Premier League Match Centre account wrote on social media.
Bournemouth were also left frustrated by some officiating moments before the break. Alex Scott went down in the area after a coming-together with Alexis Mac Allister but neither on-field ref Anthony Taylor nor the VAR official felt the Cherries deserved a penalty for the incident.
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