Ahead of their opening game of the season against Bournemouth at Anfield, Liverpool decided to play ABBA’s ‘Gimme, Gimme, Gimme’ over the PA as part of the stadium’s pre-match playlist. The deliberate decision to play the song comes amid Liverpool’s heavily scrutinised pursuit of Isak.

Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo has thanked his teammates, Liverpool’s players and the soccer community as a whole for the “overwhelming messages of support” he received after reporting that he was racially abused by a fan during the Premier League’s season opener at Anfield.

A 47-year-old Liverpool fan who was last seen in a wheelchair was arrested Saturday after allegedly shouting racial slurs at Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo in a stunning scene that led to Friday’s Premier League opener in England being delayed for several minutes.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has condemned the racial abuse aimed at Antoine Semenyo and has offered support to the striker.

“Liverpool were never going to pay huge money for Marc Guehi this summer. They like him a lot, but a move to Anfield is far from a done deal. If the Crystal Palace defender becomes available next summer, he is set to be ‘one of the most in-demand free agents we’ve probably ever seen,’ with offers expected from virtually every major club in Europe.