Liverpool football club restored their seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 on Sunday.
Luis Diaz ended his goal drought after he bundled in a 15th-minute opener for the Reds.
The Colombian forward was later brought down by Josa Sa for a 37th-minute penalty, which Mohamed Salah converted to give Liverpool two goals lead.
However, Wolves threatened on the counter throughout and halved the deficit through Matheus Cunha’s second-half stunner, though they were unable to find a late equaliser.
While the Reds extend their advantage over title rivals Arsenal, Wolves stay 17th, two points clear of Ipswich Town and Leicester City.
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Liverpool’s narrow win
Liverpool made the breakthrough from their first real attack, Diaz bundling a bouncing ball past Sa after Toti Gomes made a mess of his clearance.
After Diogo Jota spurned two decent chances, Liverpool got their second goal. Diaz broke in behind and was tripped by Sa, allowing Salah to score down the middle 12 yards.
The second half started with chances for both teams, with Marshall Munetsi drawing a one-v-one save from Alisson after being introduced for his Premier League debut, before the offside flag denied Salah a second at the other end.
Salah thought he had another chance when referee Simon Hooper awarded Liverpool a second penalty just before the hour, but a VAR review led to that decision being overturned, as it was deemed that Emmanuel Agbadou did not make sufficient contact with Jota as he slid in.
Wolves got themselves back in the match in the 67th minute, Cunha turning Ryan Gravenberch to curl a sumptuous strike beyond Alisson from range.
That goal made for a nervy finish, but Wolves were unable to create one last big chance, with substitute Jarell Quansah making a heroic block to deny Munetsi at the death.

Salah gets nervy Liverpool over the line
The pressure was on at the end of a difficult week for Liverpool, after Arsenal’s 2-0 win at Leicester City on Saturday narrowed their lead at the summit to four points. They showed signs of nerves again here, even after surging into a 2-0 first-half lead.
Arne Slot was forced to hook Ibrahima Konate for Quansah at half-time to ensure he kept his full complement on the pitch. The Frenchman had clumsily flattened Cunha from behind when already on a yellow card and appeared in danger of losing his cool.
Liverpool then needed Alisson to make a trademark one-v-one save early in the second period, but the Brazilian was given no chance by Cunha’s curler, which ensured a nail-biting finale.
In the end, the hosts clung on as Salah’s penalty proved to be the winner. The Egyptian’s spot-kick was his 32nd successful penalty for Liverpool in the Premier League, matching Steven Gerrard for the most scored by any Reds player.
It was also Salah’s 101st goal at Anfield, the joint-third most at a single stadium in Premier League history, with only Sergio Aguero (106 at the Etihad Stadium) and Thierry Henry (116 at Highbury) netting more at one ground.
The goal also moved him to 260 goal contributions overall in the competition (178 goals, 82 assists), inching ahead of Harry Kane to go third outright in the all-time charts, behind Wayne Rooney (276) and Ryan Giggs (271).
Salah has gotten Liverpool out of jail on several occasions already this season, but Slot will hope for a better team performance on Wednesday’s rescheduled trip to Aston Villa, which presents them with a chance to go 10 points clear.
Liverpool manager, Arne Slot after the match said: “You can never breathe in this competition. I saw Arsenal’s 15-game unbeaten run and the gap has always been the same so that shows that we do. If you want to compete for something special then you have to win a lot of games in this league.”