The glaring Wolves weakness Liverpool can ruthlessly exploit to bag another three points
Arne Slot will be looking to continue his strong start to his debut season at Anfield.
Since Liverpool’s defeat to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, they have bounced back with three consecutive statement results. After being edged out 1-0 at Anfield by Forest, the Reds have won their first Champions League fixture under Arne Slot, beat Bournemouth 3-0 in the league and put five past West Ham in the Carabao Cup.
Slot is enjoying a strong start to his chapter on Merseyside and fans can only hope this continues throughout the season. Their next challenge will be Wolves this Saturday as Liverpool make the trip to Molineux in search of another important three points. Gary O’Neil’s side may look an easy opponent on paper following their dismal start to the season, but the wounded animal is often the most unpredictable, and Wolves have certainly taken some blows already this season.
The West Midlands side have managed to bank just one point so far and currently sit bottom of the table, with the joint-worst goal difference alongside Everton. Wolves have had a tricky start to the campaign and have lost five of their seven matches across all competitions, and now they must face a Liverpool side really enjoying their football at the moment.
Not only will Wolves be desperate for a positive result, they have been hit with a major injury blow that could impact their performances even further. Yerson Mosquera, who has started every league single match under O’Neil, was stretchered off the pitch last time out against Aston Villa. The club has since announced that he will miss the rest of the season after suffering injuries to both his MCL and ACL.
Wolves have already been stretched at the back this season. Summer signing Bastien Meupiyou joined the club injured and will not be available until October, while Toti Gomes also remains a doubt. The club had wanted to sign a senior centre-back over the summer but 18-year-old Meupiyou was the only new signing in that position.
Behind Southampton with five, Wolves have shipped the second-highest amount of goals from set pieces so far this season, with four. So, not only are Liverpool’s attackers in superb form, but both Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konaté scored headed goals from set pieces against AC Milan in the Champions League.
Slot’s threat from his towering defenders, as well as his forwards who have been scoring goals for fun this season, will be nothing short of nightmare fuel for Wolves’ weakening defence. It’s going to be a tough outing for O’Neil’s side but the Reds need to pounce on the gaps in their armour.