ELATED Steve Cook described Cherries' stunning comeback against Liverpool as "the best day in the club's history, by a country mile".

Cook was at the heart of his side's recovery from 3-1 down with 14 minutes to play against an imperious-looking Reds team.

The centre-back followed Ryan Fraser's goal with a sumptuous equaliser, then saw Loris Karius fumble his long-range effort and Nathan Ake pounce to complete an electrifying passage of football.

Cook told the Daily Echo: "It goes down as probably the best result – the best day – in the club’s history, by a country mile.

"Especially against a side like Liverpool. We’ve never beaten them, never come close to beating them. It’s definitely the best result I’ve ever been involved in."

The day was especially sweet for Cook, coming one week after his error gifted Arsenal the lead on Cherries' visit to Emirates Stadium.

His feelings after his expertly taken 78th-minute goal, then, were in stark contrast to the despair he had felt seven days previously.

"I was very emotional," said Cook. "I think I’m an emotional guy anyway. I was just delighted to score, but when I had scored and was running back I was just hoping we were going to nick the draw.

"Never in my wildest dreams did I think we’d win it. To get the fourth goal, you want to have those feelings and celebrations. It was crazy.

"You get highs and lows in football and today the boys are sky high. That’s the beauty of this game, it always gives you a chance to make amends.

"I’ve been dreaming all week of doing that, scoring and making a difference."

Cook admitted he had time to consider becoming the match-winner as he sized up the effort which led to Ake's decisive strike.

"I couldn’t believe I had so much time," he added.

"I thought to myself ‘I fancy putting this in the top corner’! But luckily I hit the target, the keeper’s probably not done as well as he could have and Nathan was there to bundle it in."

Most observers believed Emre Can had killed off Cherries when the German restored Liverpool's two-goal advantage with 26 minutes to play.

But Cook insists his side were never going to give up the ghost – and that once Fraser had cut the deficit they sensed a chance to turn the match on its head.

"With the players we have in the team you’re never out of it," he added.

"An Eddie Howe side doesn’t give up. We showed that today and we showed how far we’ve come in the past few years.

"Sometimes you can smell blood and I think mentally they had gone a little bit. The fans got behind us, the momentum swung and we took advantage of that."