Gary Neville has slammed the Premier League for messing around with the offside laws - and failing to improve them.

Liverpool beat Bournemouth 1-0 thanks to a Christian Benteke goal that should not have stood - under new laws brought in at the start of the season Philippe Coutinho was offside, despite not touching the ball.

Benteke finished at the far post.

Speaking on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football, Neville was hugely critical: "They c**k about with the offside rule every year and they don’t make it any better."

Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Show all 24 1 /24 Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings LIVERPOOL: Simon Mignolet The goalkeeper didn’t have much to do in the first half, but did well when called into action later on. 6 Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Nathaniel Clyne Defended well while being heavily involved in Liverpool’s attack down the right flank and caused Gradel problems as the game went on. 7 Getty Images Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Martin Skrtel Was commanding in defence and also helped provide long-range crosses to help in attacks but could have given away a penalty in the second half. 6 PA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Dejan Lovren Didn’t show enough strength to stop Elphick from heading in the opener, but was saved when the goal was ruled out. But he defended well otherwise although he wasn’t called into action much later. 6 EPA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Joe Gomez Did well on his home debut and looked assured at left-back although he did get a yellow card. 7 Reuters Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Jordan Henderson Set up Benteke’s goal with his deep cross, and also worked hard to clear danger in the midfield areas. 7 PA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings James Milner His Premier League experience showed as he remained calm while dealing with loose balls while linking up well with Coutinho and those around him. 6 PA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Jordon Ibe Demonstrated good pace down the left flank and was a real threat for the home side when they went forwards. 6 PA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Philippe Coutinho Was Liverpool’s most creative force, finding small pockets of space and using it to make key passes – both long and short – to his team-mates. 7 AFP/Getty Images Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Adam Lallana Displayed a good work rate but couldn’t impact the game and assert his dominance in midfield. 5 Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Christian Benteke Scored his first goal for Liverpool and provided a strong presence up front, hitting the bar late on. 8 Getty Images Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings From the bench: Roberto Firmino Showed off his pace and fancy footwork after coming on as a substitute but couldn’t impact the game. 5 PA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings BOURNEMOUTH: Artur Boruc Could not keep Benteke’s strike out, arguably because he was distracted by Coutinho, but wasn’t tested too much apart from that one moment. 5 Reuters Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Simon Francis Made some good clearances and dealt with Liverpool’s threat down the right flank well. 6 Getty Images Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Tommy Elphick Out-jumped Lovren to score what should have been the opener and linked up well with Cook. 6 EPA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Steve Cook Wasn’t tested as much and also proved dangerous in set pieces. 6 PA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Charlie Daniels Dealt with balls down the left flank well but Clyne increasingly caused him problems as the game went on. However, he did well against Liverpool. 7 Getty Images Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Andrew Surman Made some key blocks in midfield but Coutinho’s pace caused him issues at times. Helped go on the attack when Bournemouth ventured forwards. 6 Reuters Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Eunan O'Kane Was shown a yellow card for his foul on Coutinho as Brazilian started running the show from midfield but protected the defence well enough. 6 PA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Matt Ritchie Took several shots at goal and could have restored parity. Grew into the game as the second half wore on. 6 Reuters Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Max Gradel Looked good early on but struggled with his defensive duties as Clyne caused him issues. 5 Reuters Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Joshua King Was lively early on and helped with his defensive duties too but was taken off as he failed to partner well with Wilson. 5 EPA Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings Callum Wilson Initially caused the home side problems with his pace, but increasingly became ineffective as he dropped further back. 5 Reuters Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0 player ratings From the bench: Lee Tomlin Made his Premier League and Bournemouth debut and got involved in some late attacks by Bournemouth but couldn’t be the difference and eventually got booked. 5 Getty Images

The guidelines, which are also be implemented in the Football League, state: "A player in an offside position shall be penalised if he: Makes an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball."

When the ball was whipped in from the left by Jordan Henderson, team-mate Philippe Coutinho was clearly offside; even though he didn't get a touch on the ball, under new rules brought in just ahead of the season, Coutinho was interfering.

Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boruc was unable to fully commit to meeting the cross in case Coutinho got a foot on it - he didn't but Benteke was at the back post to finish.

Bournemouth will fell especially hard done by after centre-back Tommy Elphick earlier had a header ruled out when he was jostling with Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren from a corner. Elphick headed home but Craig Pawson ruled out the goal even though it appeared fair.