English-born Ghanaian international Antoine Semenyo has set off to a brighter start having netted twice in AFC Bournemouth’s 4-2 defeat to champions Liverpool in 2025/26 Premier League opener - which was really a tensed Anfield fixture.
The 25-year-old made manager Andoni Iraola’s starting line up and was really in the thick of affairs for the Cherries and lasted the entire duration.
However, Semenyo in the course of the game, was racially abused by a Liverpool supporter in a wheelchair who was subsequently picked up by police, per reports
The Reda finally opened the scoring account courtesy their newbie Hugo Ekitike with a cool finish having preserved it to lead 1-0 at half-time
Just four minutes from recess, Ekitike starred again with an assist to Cody Gakpo who scored in just four minutes into recess to double the lead for the homesters.
Then Antoine Semenyo finally chipped in with a perfect response and redemption having netted twice in the space of twelve minutes to get AFC Bournemouth back on level terms.
Two subsequent goals from Federico Chiesa and Mohammed Salah were enough to hand Liverpool FC a deserved 4-2 win after full-time to get off to a perfect title-defense start
The Black Stars attacker will hope for another starting berth when they host Wolves next at the Vitality Stadium
