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 powerful place, like they normally do, by taking a two-goal benefit into half-time because of objectives 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 facet have been in full management while not having to be at their good greatest, but it surely did not take lengthy for a Sunday afternoon stroll within the Anfield solar to flip right into a tense, nervy affair that left many begging for referee Simon Hooper’s full-time whistle.
Matheus Cunha – a participant Slot stated within the week is able to enjoying for a high Premier League facet – acquired Wolves again into the sport with a terrific curling end, and it may have been a complete lot worse had Alisson not made a few sensible saves for the Reds.
Essentially the most stunning factor in regards to 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.
0 – Liverpool did not try a single shot within the second half in opposition to 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 dominated out of the sport 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 acquired 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, method again in 2004/05.
What did Mourinho go on to attain that yr? He received the Premier League title, by a whopping 12-point margin. Take be aware, Reds followers.
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