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'Frailty is maddening' - How national media reacted to Liverpool's win over Wolves

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Liverpool beat Wolves 2-1 at Anfield on Saturday to move back into the top four of the Premier LeagueFlorian Wirtz scored his first Liverpool goal against Wolves(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA, Getty Images)So the streak rolls on. Liverpool extended their unbeaten run to seven matches with a hard-fought 2-1 Premier League triumph against bottom-placed Wolves at Anfield on Saturday.Goals from Ryan Gravenberch and Florian Wirtz proved decisive as the Reds climbed back into the top four and Champions League qualification spots for the first time in nearly two months.However, it proved to be a challenging afternoon.



"Of course, Liverpool being Liverpool, the luxury of a routine success proved beyond them," he writes.READ MORE: Alexander Isak could make return sooner than expected after awful leg injuryREAD MORE: Ryan Gravenberch gives flowers to unsung Liverpool hero who helped steady the ship"There have been too many jittery starts to second-halves for Slot's liking and far too many concessions from set pieces. Santiago Bueno pounced on the rebound to offer hope to Wolves, where, really, there should have been none."Liverpool have now conceded 12 goals from set pieces — seven from corners alone — and such a frailty is maddening for the manager.Wirtz made it 2-0 for Liverpool shortly after Ryan Gravenberch opened the scoring(Image: Getty Images)"With tension seeping back into the host's performance, a sign of how confidence remains fragile when everything does not go their way, Ibrahima Konate gestured for the home crowd to provide more backing."Andy Hunter penned in The Guardian about the poignant nature of the first encounter between Diogo Jota's two previous Premier League sides since his heartbreaking passing during the summer."Jota's two sons, Dinis and Duarte, and other young family members were mascots for the first meeting between the late striker's two English clubs since his death in July," he writes."It was a lovely touch by Liverpool to involve the family so closely in proceedings, though heartbreaking to see the children walk out alongside Virgil van Dijk with their mum, Jota's widow, Rute Cardoso, watching on from the sidelines and their dad's retired number 20 on their backs.It was an emotional day at Anfield as Liverpool celebrated Diogo Jota with the late Reds ace's sons among the matchday mascots(Image: AFP or licensors)"The Liverpool captain looked after the youngsters brilliantly throughout the warm-up.

Wolves supporters sang their Jota song in the 18th minute, and Liverpool fans followed suit with their customary tribute in the 20th."Young writer Lewis Steele mused in the Daily Mail on the impact of match-winner Wirtz."Wirtz scored his first Liverpool goal at the 23rd time of asking and the German started to dictate proceedings in the fashion Liverpool's scouts would have seen him do hundreds of times for Bayer Leverkusen," he writes. He has all the hard-working German efficiency you may expect off the ball coupled with a Spanish-like deft touch and creative eye."READ MORE: 'Imagine' - Steven Gerrard still jealous of Arsenal transfer masterpieceREAD MORE: Mohamed Salah suffered major locker room blow before Arne Slot tensions boiled overRichard Jolly of The Independent offered another pessimistic perspective on Liverpool's fourth consecutive triumph."It became a seventh game unbeaten; in the Premier League, they have 14 points from the last 18 available," he notes.