After a bounce-back win against Bournemouth the previous weekend, Arne Slot aimed to secure his third consecutive away victory as Liverpool manager.
How the game unfolded
Ibrahima Konaté opened the scoring for Liverpool in the first half, but a defensive miscommunication between the Frenchman and Alisson Becker allowed Wolves to equalize. Minutes later, Diogo Jota won a penalty at the other end, which Mohamed Salah calmly converted, securing a 2-1 victory for the Reds away at Wolves.
Up next in the Champions League
Liverpool are facing Bologna next at home in the Champions League where they will look to be going two for two in that competition.
Alisson Becker - 6
Did not have much to do today despite conceding the goal, which was bad communication between the number one and Konate.
Looked solid defensively again today despite getting a silly yellow card six minutes into the game and played some lovely balls into the box.
The right back has seemed to make it his aim to improve defensively this season after looking solid for the last three matches.
Ibrahima Konate - 5
It was a mixed performance from Konaté. Prior to Wolves' goal, the centre-back appeared solid and was deserving of a high rating. However, after the defensive mishap that led to the equaliser, his composure seemed to waver, and he made several uncharacteristic mistakes, including the one that resulted in the goal.
Virgil Van Dijk - 7
Looked really solid out there today and did not really allow anything past him all game, his typical cross field switches were a threat that Wolves could not deal with at any point throughout.
Andrew Robertson - 7
He looked impressive going forward, delivering some excellent balls into the box. Despite being disappointed with himself after misplacing an easy cross, his overall performance was strong and impactful throughout the match.
Ryan Gravenberch - 9
So good yet again for the Dutch midfielder a man of the match performance and just looked so composed on the ball all game winning every duel he involved himself in.
An incredible start to the season for the 22-year-old.
As mentioned previously, he's not often a standout nine or ten, but consistently delivers a solid seven or eight performance every week. His reliability in midfield is unquestionable, providing yet another steady and dependable display.
Mohamed Salah - 6
Got the goal but was not really involved much in the game and not to the standard typically seen from the Egyptian.
Showed energy to work back and defend towards latter stage in game when the team needed him.
He had a tough outing, arguably the weakest Liverpool player on the pitch.
At times, he overcomplicated things when playing out from the back, leading to unnecessary turnovers. He also squandered a golden scoring opportunity, shooting straight at the goalkeeper - a miss he'll surely regret.
Luis Diaz - 6
Not the Diaz performance that we have been seeing this season as he could not really have an influence on the game and had no real chances.
Diogo Jota - 7
Got a lovely assist today for the Konate goal and worked his socks off all night which is one of the things that a great forward needs to do in games.
The Portuguese international caused problems for the Wolves defense throughout the night, consistently making dangerous runs into the box from crosses delivered by both full-backs.
His movement led to him being brought down in the box, earning Liverpool a crucial penalty. Overall, it was an impressive performance from the former Wolves forward.
Substitutes
Curtis Jones - 6
Forced a save from Sam Johnstone and looked composed in possession.
Cody Gakpo - 7
I thought he looked quite good when he came on, keeping the ball well and dribbling past so many of the Wolves defenders.
Coming off such a good game against West Ham he will be looking to get himself into the starting line up.
Joe Gomez - 7
Came on in left back and played quite well against a pacy and electric Carlos Forbs. Held down the left side which he has done well all season, played well when asked upon.
