Divock Origi scored with the last kick of the game to help Liverpool take the top spot after one of the close football results of the weekend in the Premier League. Before the game, Liverpool were the top scorers but could not break down a resolute Wolves defense. They missed a number of chances including a horrendous miss from Jota with just two defenders on the line. Origi finally managed to break the deadlock after being set up by Mohamed Salah.
Player ratings
Wolves: Sa (6), Kilman (7), Coady (7), Saiss (7), Semedo (6), Neves (6), Dendoncker (6), Ait-Nouri (7), Traore (7), Jimenez (6), Hwang (6).
Subs: Moutinho (6), Trincao (n/a), Hoever (n/a).
Liverpool: Alisson (6), Alexander-Arnold (6), Matip (7), Van Dijk (6), Robertson (7), Henderson (6), Fabinho (6), Thiago (7), Salah (7), Jota (7), Mane (6).
Subs: Origi (7), Oxlade-Chamberlain (6).
Man of the match: Rayan Ait-Nouri
Managers Reaction
Wolves boss Bruno Lage: “I am frustrated because when I see my players’ faces I don’t think they deserved to lose the game. It was more difficult to see their faces at the end than when we conceded the goal. We have the same situation against Leeds if you remember. It is difficult but we have the opposite taste against Aston Villa.”
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp: “It was really big, really important. It was really difficult for us today. We missed a lot of chances and we had to defend the counter-attack of Wolves with Traore. That was the challenge today.” he added. “But I liked the game we played because we played between lines. It was really good apart from the finishing. Divock Origi, the legend, came and finished it off for us. It is not a lucky win. We were lucky we scored late but a point would have been lucky for Wolves.”
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