LONDON: Liverpool finished another stringent trial of their Premier League title accreditations as Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk gave them a 2-0 triumph at Wolverhampton on Friday that ensures top spot at Christmas.
Salah's eleventh objective of the season was a tasteful one and helped repress an unsafe Wolves side who had made an energetic begin.
The home side kept on pushing Jurgen Klopp's side hard yet their obstruction was at long last broken with 22 minutes staying as Van Dijk topped a magnificent execution with an objective that established his side's situation at the highest point of the table.
While Liverpool have battled now and again to coordinate the assaulting intensity of Manchester City, their additional cautious steel has made them genuine contenders for their first title of the Premier League time.
In the main half at a wet, breezy Molineux they gave hints that a portion of the swagger that stamped them out as the alliance's extraordinary performers last season is returning.
Salah connected up amazingly with Sadio Mane and Robert Firmino in assault and Klopp's side may have added to their count sooner than they.
At that point, when Wolves figured out how to dull Liverpool's assaulting risk, their barrier clicked into apparatus to quiet an unsafe bleeding edge with Van Dijk in exceptional shape at the core of Klopp's back four.
Klopp's men persevered through an anxious opening when, in the fourth moment, Fabinho's pass in fixation saw his pass blocked by Joao Moutinho. Moutinho nourished Adama Traore yet he twisted a shot barely wide.
Traore compromised again minutes after the fact when he was provided by the strong connection up play of Raul Jimenez before again shooting simply off target.
Early possibilities were rare for the guests and when one touched base, with James Milner's corner dropping sympathetic for Van Dijk, the Dutchman's shot was pursued by Matt Doherty.
A fine move from Wolves nearly brought the opening objective when Conor Coady's great pass and Doherty's perfect touch discharge Romain Saiss, whose shot was very much spared by Alisson after it had taken a redirection off Dejan Lovren.
Liverpool had been on the back foot yet there was no precluding the quality from securing their opening objective, scored by Salah on 18 minutes.
Fabinho was the designer with a driving run and a perfect one-two with Sadio Mane before he crossed for Salah to push home deftly with his outside of his left foot.
The Reds pushed for a second and Rui Patricio spared well from James Milner however there were chances for Wolves, as well, with Alisson compelled to spare from Jonny Castro Otto.
Wolves' squeezing was making life hard for Klopp's side, however they multiplied their lead and successfully fixed their success with 22 minutes remaining.
A corner was cleared similar to Salah, who conveyed a prodding cross from which Van Dijk extended to turn the ball home.
Morgan Gibbs-White ought to have split Liverpool's lead late on however the Wolves youth let go into the side netting.
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