Wolves 1-2 Liverpool player ratings as Alisson stands strong to secure the points
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to 16 points with a win over Nuno Espirito Santo's Wolves under the lights at Molineux
Roberto Firmino came to the rescue with a late strike for Liverpool, as they ran out 2-1 winners over Wolves under the lights at Molineux.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds have been brushing teams aside with ease this season, but Wolves proved themselves to be worthy competition on Thursday night.
Liverpool opened the scoring through Jordan Henderson after the club captain headed home from a Trent Alexander-Arnold corner from the right.
The Reds led going into the break, but Wolves returned from the changing room looking revitalised and took the game to Liverpool.
Adama Traore led the charge, and Liverpool simply couldn't handle his pace and power as he continually curved the Reds open.
Eventually the Spaniard found Jimenez with a cross, who headed home to level the scores.
Wolves
composed shot to secure all three points.
Here's how our man James Nursey rated the performances.
Wolves
Patricio 7
Made several decent saves to keep the score down and Wolves in game
Dendoncker 7
Versatile Belgian was composed at the back in face of a lot of pressure at times
Coady 7
Henderson climbed above him to head in the opener at near post
Saiss 6
Likely to be sacrificed soon now Willy Boly is fit again
Doherty 6
Put an early header wide from Neves' pass as blew good chance
Neves 7
Always showed for the ball and got stuck in against Reds
Moutinho 7
Wolves needed all the veteran's experience and nous in middle
Jonny 7
Wing-back stuck at it and was disciplined about when to go forward
Neto 6
Brilliant left-foot free-kick across goal which no-one got on end of
Traore 8
Troubled the Reds with his pace and power and teed up Jimenez
Jimenez 8
Superb header and fine game to trouble top notch visitors
Liverpool
Alisson 9
MotM. Fine second half save from a low powerful Adama Traore shot across goal
Alexander-Arnold 7
Superb early corner to help visitors take the lead with 10th League assist this term
Gomez 7
Was given a tough game by the lively in-form Jimenez who scored his 20th of season
Van Dijk 8
Classy stopper held visitors' defence together when it creaked under home pressure
Robertson 7
Booked. Scotsman was troubled by the pace of Traore and brought him down on edge of box
Oxlade-Chamberlain 6
Didn't have much impact in the game and spent a lot of time tracking back on Traore
Henderson 8
Skipper headed in his second of the season at the near post to open scoring
Wijnaldum 7
Dutchman worked up and down the pitch well in midfield in industrious role
Salah 6
Guilty of being greedy in both halves when he shot when team-mates in better positions
Firmino 8
Won Liverpool the game with a composed, curling strike past Patricio
Mane 6
Senegalese striker pulled up in the first half with a muscle injury on frustrating night
Source.liverpoolfc.com
Source.liverpoolfc.com
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