Coming out as soon as possible in round 5 of the Premier League, Liverpool faces a great opportunity to temporarily take the top spot even though it may only be for a few hours as a guest of Wolves. In the context of captain Virgil van Dijk’s suspension, coach Jurgen Klopp suddenly gave the opportunity to talent born in 2003, Jarell Quansah to play as a central defender. In attack, the selected trio includes Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota.

Although Liverpool was rated higher in every aspect, they were soon thrown a bucket of cold water. In the 7th minute, Wolves had a quick counterattack, Pedro Neto broke through, passed Joe Gomez and Joel Matip before “clearing the deck” for Hwang Hee Chan to shoot into Alisson’s net. After the early goal, the away team was powerless to control the match due to the excitement of the yellow shirt players.

Hwang Hee Chan opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 7th minute

Deadlocked in the first half, Liverpool had to breathe a sigh of relief when they did not have to concede another goal from Wolves’ counterattacks, especially the situation where Matheus Cunha missed in the 34th minute. In the second half, coach Klopp decided to “take a risk”. when removing 1 midfielder, Alexis Mac Allister, from the field, strengthening the attack with Luis Diaz. Not long after, the equalizer arrived.

Gakpo opened the comeback for Liverpool after Salah’s assist

In the 55th minute, Jota skillfully covered the ball before passing it to Salah, who assisted Gakpo to put the ball into an empty net. Liverpool completely controlled the match after equalizing and continuously creating waves towards Jose Sa’s goal. However, it was not until the 85th minute that the away team took the lead for the first time.

Salah once again played the role of “architect” with a skillful pass for Andy Robertson to enter the penalty area and defeat Jose Sa. It didn’t stop there, in the first minute of extra time, the Egyptian star gave the ball to Harvey Elliott to complete Liverpool’s comeback, and he personally had a hat-trick of assists.

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Andy Robertson scored on his 200th Premier League appearance

Harvey Elliot’s deflected strike sealed all three points for Liverpool

Didn’t score but Salah had a hat-trick of assists

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In the end, Liverpool surpassed Wolves with a score of 3-1, thereby extending their winning streak in the Premier League to 4 and temporarily taking the top spot, at least for a few hours. Although coach Klopp’s team still shows many problems, especially in defense, they still know how to show their bravery at key moment

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