Salah provides much-needed relief for Klopp and Liverpool

By | Niranjan Bhargav 3 Mar, 2023

Mohamed Salah scores and gives Liverpool win over Wolves

Salah helps Liverpool get a crucial win over the Wolves

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp must have been relieved to see his side get a win against Wolves at Anfield. The win instilled a lot of hope for both the players and the manager, especially after their 5-2 loss against Real Madrid in the Champions League.

It was the goals from Mohamed Salah and Virgil Van Dijk that helped the Reds leap over the Wolves. This win took Liverpool up to sixth in the league standing and just six points off Champions League places.

Since March last year, this has been the first time that the Reds have kept clean sheets in four consecutive games.

How did Klopp react?

Talking to BBC Sport, Klopp stated: “We knew it would be a difficult game, we controlled the game in a lot of periods. There were situations rather than chances, we got in a rush in these moments. We got our rhythm back in the second half, we just had to be solid defensively and keep taking chances.

“In general, we did defensively well tonight, Diogo [Jota] in the 10 was really important, the midfield was together, defensively we had a high line and won decisive challenges. Ali [Alisson] didn’t have spectacular saves to make which was good.

He added, “We had a knock against Real Madrid, we played a really good first half then we started the second really bad. We looked a lot more stable today; we have to carry that on.”

“For the boys on the pitch, it was a clear goal, but you have to stay focused. We forced the first goal and the second was wonderful,” Klopp said.

Word from Julen Lopetegui

On the other hand, Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui admitted that his side was unable to catch up to Liverpool and that the hosts deserved to claim all three points. He also praised his side’s efforts in the first half of the game.

“Maybe we could have disrupted their rhythm,” he admitted. “We weren’t able to do much damage in the space. We put Adama [Traore] on but didn’t find the moment, they were aggressive on the press. In the first half, we overcome some moments on this press, in the second half no.

“When you have this type of match, you have to keep the ball and be calm. In the first half we did this, we matched them, but in the second we did not have these chances.”