Wednesday’s Merseyside derby was a rough affair, with a late equaliser and a red card after the game.
Prior to that, they had been eliminated from the FA Cup prematurely with a defeat to lowly Championship contenders Plymouth Argyle.
In a less-than-stellar run of form, Wolverhampton Wanderers were welcomed to Anfield, and although they looked to have the whitewash to spare with goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah putting them two up in the first half alone, they struggled against the away team in the second half.
A brilliant mid-range shot from Matheus Cunha brought them back to within one goal, and they created a number of dangerous situations. Despite it not being plain sailing, Scotland defender Andy Robertson said he hoped the hard-earned victory would be a kick-start to getting back on track.
“We just managed to dig deep. Two-nil at half-time, that can be one of the most dangerous results in football. We had to come out and start well and didn’t quite do that.”
“Second half was a slog, maybe playing Wednesday took it out of a few of the lads. But it was about trying to use the experience on the pitch and everything we’ve got.”
“When they scored, everyone gets nervous, the crowd gets nervous – but it’s a massive win for us.”
“I thought Wolves were excellent second half. They made a couple of changes at half-time at 2-0 down and went a little more attacking with more forward players up in key areas. That made it more difficult.”
“But we have to be better on the ball. We know that. The result is big, after Wednesday and the defeat in the FA Cup, it’s important to get back to a winning streak. Hopefully this can be the start of one.”
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