Liverpool's meeting with Bournemouth represents the culmination of a long journey for both the visiting team and a man whose goalscoring talents they will hope to suppress.

The Anfield fixture will see striker Danny Ings enjoy a reunion with the Cherries four years on from leaving what was then a League One club.

Since his departure in 2011, the south coast outfit have plotted a remarkable course from the English third tier to the Barclays Premier League under the guidance of Eddie Howe.

Ings, meanwhile, has done much the same, helping Burnley earn promotion to the top flight before impressing sufficiently to earn a move to the Reds this summer.

The parallels are not lost on the 23-year-old, and he is delighted to be able to meet his former club at the pinnacle of the game in this country.

"I was playing Conference South football and now I'm at Liverpool Football Club. It's a dream come true," Ings told Liverpoolfc.com.

"For them, when I was a schoolboy they were falling out of the Football League, or just about to, and Eddie Howe took them from the bottom all the way to the top. 

"We've both had our journeys and it's great that we can meet again on Monday.

"It's where I started my career, it feels like a lifetime ago now but it's only four years ago. 

"They're a club that I didn't ever expect to be in this league so it's all credit to the manager, to the players, to the staff, and all of the supporters down there.

"It's a fantastic town and I'm over the moon for them."

Ings' affection for Bournemouth, who gave him his professional debut as a 17-year-old, is obvious whenever he speaks of them.

But the forward insists he won't think twice about taking any chance to score if handed his Anfield debut tonight - and won't hold back in his celebrations, either.

"If I do get minutes on the pitch and I get the opportunity to score a goal, I will grab it with both hands," he added.

"It'd be great to score on my home debut if I do get time but, against Bournemouth, it did feel weird a little bit scoring against Eddie last time I played against him. 

"But at the same time I celebrate every goal like it's my last so there'd be no reason why I wouldn't celebrate, that's for sure.

"I'm just looking at it as another game, to be honest. Obviously Bournemouth are and always will be in my heart because it's where I started, but my journey's here now with Liverpool. 

"This is where I want to be and this is the level that I want to perform at and test myself at. Going forward I'm just concentrating on being here and improving."

The Reds' pre-season trips to Thailand, Australia, Malaysia and Finland saw Ings make his first appearances for the club since his summer switch.

The England U21 international has yet to run out on the Anfield turf, however, and is understandably excited by the prospect of sampling the famous atmosphere.

He also underlined the importance of building on the opening-day victory over Stoke City by getting off to a winning start at home.

"I think it's going to be extremely loud," he enthused.

"From my previous experience it was breathtaking, by far the best atmosphere that I was at last year in the Premier League. 

"To be a part of that this time will be fantastic. If I do get game time, then fantastic, but to be part of the squad and part of the fans is also a great feeling as well.

"Your home record is vital, really, because that's where you should be winning games - a club like Liverpool should be winning their home games. 

"It's important we get off to a good start, get that first win under our belt, get the fans really excited - which I'm sure they are - so we can get the first three points at home and move forward and build on that."

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