LIVERPOOL, England (AP) – Mohamed Salah scored his ninth goal in 10 Premier League games when Liverpool beat Wolverhampton 4-0 to keep speed with Tottenham at the most sensitive point in the table on Sunday.
Enthusiasts were at Anfield for the first time with Liverpool as the league’s protective champion. genuine possibility at the points. Wolves is tenth.
Caoimhon Kelleher, replacing the injured Alisson Becker at the Liverpool Pass, tried early when he had to move back to his post to defend himself against a shot from Daniel Podence.
Salah took advantage of a Wolves defender’s mistake Conor Coady to put Liverpool ahead in a time later. Coady spent too much time hunting the ball while preparing for a top ball with his chest, and Salah stole it and scored in front of Rui Patrick.
Coady awarded a penalty just before half-time when it looked like he had been hit through Sadio Mane as the Liverpool forward tried to show through with a kick over the top. A video review showed that there was no contact, however, and the resolution was overturned.
Georginio Wijnaldum scored the purpose of the counterattack moment at 58, weighing on the Wolves’ penalty dominance before throwing an unstoppable curling shot into the most sensible right corner just outside the area.
Joel Matip tightened Liverpool’s grip on the attack with an imposing headbutt of a loose kick. The fourth came when Nelson Semedo of the Wolves traded Trent Alexander-Arnold’s center for his while trying to block Mane.
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