Liverpool 2-0 Wolves: Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah goals move hosts to within six points

With Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah scoring in the second half to lead Liverpool to a 2-0 victory over a resolute Wolves team at Anfield, they drew within six points of the top four teams in the Premier League.There was gloom and dread at Anfield following Liverpool's 5-2 humiliation at the hands of Real Madrid the previous week, but Jurgen Klopp's team entered their match against Wolves having picked up seven points from their past three league games without giving up a goal. And the Reds continued to play well due to two of the stars who have helped define Jurgen Klopp's time at Anfield. Virgil van Dijk ultimately scored the game's first goal in the 73rd minute when he headed home a cross from Diogo Jota.As Salah converted a low ball from Kostas Tsimikas into the Wolves area just four minutes later to secure the victory, Liverpool moved up to sixth place while the visitors remained just three points above the relegation zone.

Liverpool maintain momentum ahead of Manchester United's trip

Liverpool's entire priority for the next months of the season will be ensuring Champions League football for the following year because to the challenging challenge they face to keep their European campaign alive in the Bernabeu later this month and the fact that they are out of the FA Cup. The players at Klopp's disposal are demonstrating they still have a lot to offer in the Premier League with three wins, a draw, and four clean sheets since their 3-0 thrashing at Wolves at the beginning of February, though the manager has acknowledged that changes to his squad will be necessary in the summer. Although Julen Lopetegui's team never seemed to be capable of reproducing that result at Anfield, they did cause some early problems for their opponents, with Alisson pushing a Joao Moutinho.As Raul Jimenez was unmarked at the far post, Pablo Sarabia narrowly missed connecting with his bicycle kick and fired wide.

There was an abnormally quiet mood at Anfield, with the crowd obviously waiting for their team to give them something to cheer about. Harvey Elliott missed a clear opportunity to put Liverpool ahead when he had a clean header from the centre of the penalty area. In reality, Fabinho's escape from a red card and a VAR review in the 53rd minute when he stomped on Mario Lemina as the two midfielders competed for a loose ball certainly should have been the reverse. After Darwin Nunez's clever finish was disallowed in the 65th minute because of an unintentional foul on Max Kilman committed by Diogo Jota in the build-up, VAR finally caught up with Liverpool, but the Reds were not to be defeated be rejected. Following a Trent Alexander-Arnold free-kick, Van Dijk had his initial attempt blocked by Jose Sa, but he recovered quickly to meet Jota's cross before Salah received a similarly straightforward opportunity thanks to Tsimikas' driving assist.

Klopp: "Reaction to the disallowed goal is important."

After being held at Crystal Palace over the weekend, Klopp was happy to see his team pick up a victory. He said: "The players really wanted it, scored two fantastic goals, and 2-0 is clearly a top result." While Nunez's goal was disallowed by referee Paul Tierney and VAR Stuart Attwell, the manager found satisfaction in the manner his team handled the loss. He remarked, "I've watched it back, and I don't think that's a foul. "Everything seems like a foul when you view it in slow motion," someone said. But it's crucial to respond in this way since the knowledge is crucial for us tonight. great environment, great outcome, and the lads made it through without any significant problems, so all is okay. There were several excellent performances tonight, which is clearly extremely beneficial.

Lopetegui: "Liverpool deserved their win."

According to Lopetegui, Wolves failed not get their first victory in three games because "we didn't execute the plan we had in our heads." We didn't make enough offensive plays, which is what you need to do to win in this situation. They ought to have won. "We weren't able to preserve the rhythm they were able to present, and they won quite decisively," he said. "They pushed a lot in the second half."