Coming off the worst week of Arne Slot's Liverpool career, Liverpool saw Wolves as an opportunity to bounce back and continue their run in the Premier League and it did not take long for his team to get firing.
Liverpool fire early at Wolves
Liverpool put pressure on the Wolves defence early and that created an opportunity for Luis Diaz to bundle the ball over the line with his midriff.
The action in the first half did not stop Diaz as later in the kicks it past the keeper and wins a penalty for his side which Mohamed Salah dispatched and doubles the lead heading into half time.
Liverpool thought it was dead and buried with them going into second gear but that allowed Wolves on top of them which they took as Matheus Cunha put a lovely strike into the bottom right corner to give them a goal back in the 65th minute.
Liverpool hold on for the points
But with 30 minutes to go Liverpool held onto their lead and got the three points which was much needed for their title race despite all the pressure that came from Wolves.
Alisson Becker - 7
Made a really good save one on one which is what he is known for and a couple more good saves, but could not do anything about the Wolves goal.
Defended well against Ryan Ait-Nouri and Cunha when they were against him but his passing was sloppy throughout the game but that is normal considering he has been injured.
Ibrahima Konate - 6
Came off after 45 minutes due to being on a yellow card with a foul so purely for tactical reason for the Frenchman not to get a red card.
Virgil Van Dijk - 7
Defended well through the game but made a couple mistakes late on in the game, but stood strong and looked good throughout the game.
Andrew Robertson - 7
A good performance from the Scotsman today and showed some maturity in the defence, resulting in nothing much coming down his side in the game.
Ryan Gravenberch - 7
The glue in the game which held the team together when they needed it, carried the ball so well yet again and was just really good most of the game.
Same with Gravenberch in that was much needed on the ball to calm the nerves in the stadium because it was so intense with Wolves scoring their goal.
One of his quieter games today but that still involves running his socks off the whole game but lacked a bit of end quality which is the story of his Liverpool career
Mohamed Salah - 7
Not one of Salah's best performances but still a good one, getting a goal from the penalty spot and almost scoring another one if it was not for offside, but just looks so dangerous up against the Wolves defence.
Luis Diaz - 8
Scored the first goal of the game and won the penalty for the second goal so and a really good game offensively, causing havoc on the Wolves defence.
Diogo Jota - 7
Played really well today and was a breath of fresh air for Liverpool as he is proper number nine compared to Diaz and he showed really smart play throughout the game and linked the play really well.
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Liverpool Substitutes
Jarell Quansah - 7
Came on at half time for Konate and showed a bit why he is not cut out for the top level at the moment, as he had Wolves players running off him that could have scored. But he had a game winning challenge to keep the lead.
Conor Bradley - 6
Came on with 30 minutes left and defended well but never really got forward due to Liverpool holding onto their lead.
Darwin Nunez - 6
Gave the ball away a couple times and needed to hold the ball up a bit better but never really had a chance to properly get forward.
Wataru Endo - 6
Came on in midfield to secure the win as Arne Slot but most of the play was going wide so could not get involved much.
