Liverpool maintained their spectacular begin to the brand new Premier League marketing campaign by coming from behind to win at Wolves on Saturday.
Hwang Hee-Chan put the hosts in entrance early on just for the Reds to storm again in the second half with Cody Gakpo, Andy Robertson and a Hugo Bueno personal aim incomes a 3-1 victory.
The end result means Jurgen Klopp’s males have prolonged their unbeaten league run to 16 video games after a robust finish to final season.
But there was a lot that went unnoticed or below the radar through the 90 minutes at Molineux.
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Klopp makes Matip level
Klopp made it fairly clear after the sport he might barely consider what he was seeing as Liverpool floundered their means by way of the primary half with an incredibly unhealthy efficiency.
But his discontent had been obvious throughout a break in play earlier than half-time when the Reds boss known as Joel Matip, one among many gamers to have been struggling, over to the touchline.
Cue Klopp gesticulating wildly in direction of the centre-back and firing just a few pointed phrases in his course. Given how the second half panned out, the message clearly bought by way of.
Quansah serenaded
It was fairly the primary senior Liverpool begin for Jarell Quansah, who was thrown in on the deep finish with Ibrahima Konate not thought-about match sufficient to begin after lacking the previous few weeks with a muscle drawback.
But the 20-year-old was arguably the Reds’ most spectacular defender, notably through the first half, till he needed to succumb to an damage through the closing quarter.
Wolves fans had grown pissed off on the teen having twice gone to floor, resulting in Quansah hobbling off whereas the mantra of ‘w**ker’ resonated round a lot of Molineux. Welcome to the Premier League, Jarell.
Konate steps in
Harvey Elliott wasn’t to know the third aim would in the end be taken off him as he raced in direction of the away finish to rejoice, incomes a reserving for each himself and Curtis Jones in the method.
It took a short while to extract Elliott from the jubilant travelling Kop, the place the native stewards had been assisted by one or two of his team-mates.
Not least Konate, who took to Instagram afterward with a message for the teen stating: “You needed better security so I came!”
Sign of the occasions
Klopp was in a much more cheery temper than the final time he sat in the press convention room at Molineux after a recreation again in February.
So a lot in order that when a younger fan who had infiltrated the seasoned hacks requested for an autograph, the Reds boss was very happy to oblige earlier than reminding the well mannered chap to take again his pen.
The ECHO had been lined up for the primary query of the press convention, and had been then informed by Klopp: “It can only get worse from here!” Which, to be truthful, shouldn’t be the primary time we have been informed that…