Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on Sunday was greeted with one overriding emotion – aid.
The Reds put themselves in a robust place, like they normally do, by taking a two-goal benefit into half-time due to targets from Luis Diaz and a twenty third Premier League strike of the season from Mohamed Salah – this one from 12 yards after his Colombian teammate Diaz had been felled by Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa.
Arne Slot’s aspect had been in full management while not having to be at their good finest, however it did not take lengthy for a Sunday afternoon stroll within the Merseyside solar to turn into a tense, nervy affair that left many begging for referee Simon Hooper’s full-time whistle.
Matheus Cunha – a participant Slot mentioned within the week is able to taking part in for a high Premier League aspect – received Wolves again into the sport with a terrific curling end, and it may have been an entire lot worse had Alisson not made a few sensible saves for the Reds.
Probably the most stunning factor concerning the turnaround was Liverpool’s full lack of impetus going ahead. In actual fact, as famous by stats guru Opta, the second half was the primary time on report (statistics monitoring started in 2003/04) that the membership have didn’t register a shot of any type in any 45-minute interval at Anfield.
0 – Liverpool did not try a single shot within the second half towards Wolves – the primary time on report (from 2003-04) that the Reds didn’t register a shot in a single half of Premier League soccer at Anfield. Laboured. pic.twitter.com/E0LutSlT2s
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 16, 2025
Liverpool weren’t understrength by way of on-field personnel, both, with Salah accompanying Diaz and Diogo Jota in a potent entrance three, ably supported by Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister in midfield. Trent Alexander-Arnold additionally performed two-thirds of the sport earlier than being changed by Conor Bradley at right-back.
The one absentee of be aware was Dutch ahead Cody Gakpo, who was ruled out of the game with an damage sustained within the Merseyside derby draw with Everton final Wednesday.
The apparent excellent news for the Premier League leaders is that they nonetheless received the three factors, extending their benefit over title rivals Arsenal again to seven. One other spectacular takeaway for Liverpool is the truth that Slot has now picked up 60 factors from his first 25 matches in cost – solely Jose Mourinho (64) has achieved extra from their begin to life as a Premier League supervisor, approach again in 2004/05.
What did Mourinho go on to attain that yr? He gained the Premier League title, by a whopping 12-point margin. Take be aware, Reds followers.
