Liverpool moved level on points with Tottenham at the top of the Premier League as they put on a show at Anfield.
Mohamed Salah, Georginio Wijnaldum and Joel Matip scored in a 4-0 win, completed by Nelson Semedo’s own goal, as 2,000 fans watched on.
A great night in front of our fans ❤️ pic.twitter.com/yuK7VUBynp
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 6, 2020
Mohamed Salah has scored 52 Premier League goals at Anfield for Liverpool and it was also the 17th time Mo Salah has both scored and assisted a goal in the same Premier League game for Liverpool since 2017-18.
111 – Since returning to the Premier League for the 2017-18 season Mohamed Salah has scored or assisted 111 times in the competition (82 goals, 29 assists), at least 20 more times than any other player (Kane, 91). Inevitable. pic.twitter.com/OhjeAerD4L
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 6, 2020
Wolves stay 10th after suffering a fourth league defeat of the season.
Defeat at Anfield. #LIVWOL
— Wolves (@Wolves) December 6, 2020
The fans return to Anfield
With 1,500 fans and 500 in the Main Stand, the atmosphere was good at Anfield.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp described the return of fans to Anfield as an emotional “goosebump” moment. “It was very emotional. After 10 months without that it is a wonderful, wonderful sign. “During the game was emotional, it was so nice to hear ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’.
Spine-tingling.
The 2,000-strong Anfield crowd belt out You'll Never Walk Alone at Anfield for the first time in nine months 🔊#PLonPrime #LIVWOL pic.twitter.com/oUAa8rC1f8
— Amazon Prime Video Sport (@primevideosport) December 6, 2020
What the managers said
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp: “Wasn’t it the perfect night? Imagine 10 months ago people would have told us we would have a game and 2,000 people would turn up. When we came out we all had goosebumps. I had no idea how it would feel. It was perfect. The noise, what the people did, they were on their toes you could see and feel and smell. They had waited so long for it. It is so much more enjoyable with people involved.”
Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo: “It was definitely a tough night. We could have done many, many things different – before the game, during the game… We didn’t have enough of the ball. We didn’t deal well with the pressing of Liverpool. We were organised until the moment of the first goal. We had a poor second half. I didn’t see the images of the penalty decision.”
