Liverpool weathered a surprisingly tough test against Vitor Pereira’s Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on Sunday, eventually winning 2-1.
Arne Slot’s team looked quite comfortable in the first half, with Luis Diaz causing Wolves difficulties and Liverpool appearing to be on track for a simple victory.
Liverpool passed a surprisingly difficult test against Vitor Pereira’s
However, Wolves pressed harder after the break and played with a bit more purpose despite being 2-0 down.
Of course, Matheus Cunha, a striker linked with more than one Premier League club, leveled the score for Wolves.
Slot hailed Cunha ahead of the game, and the Brazilian altered the game with one outstanding moment, resulting in a stressful finish for the hosts.
Liverpool’s title rivals Arsenal sought Cunha in January, and according on Sunday’s results, it’s probably good news for Slot that they didn’t sign him.
Matheus Cunha feels Liverpool are a ‘unbelievable’ team.
Having said that, after scoring at Anfield, Cunha had a few comments regarding Liverpool’s brilliance on BBC Match of the Day after the game.
Cunha referred to Liverpool as a ‘unbelievable’ club before mentioning that they were now leading the Premier League.
Cunha expressed mixed feelings about the game overall, stating that he scored a beautiful solo goal but Wolves eventually went home scoreless.
He stated, “It’s like a mashup of sensations. We have nice points today, but if we start the game like we did in the second half, we will finish with a better result. We need to learn. I hope we receive more points.
“Thank you, of course. I’m not fully satisfied because we didn’t earn the points today, but I’ll keep doing my best for the squad and helping the guys.
“We need to believe if we can come here to play like we did against this unbelievable club, they are first in the league. The game is 90 minutes long, not 45, and we must maintain this intensity throughout the season.
Virgil van Dijk applauds Matheus Cunha’s quality.
Interestingly, Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk applauded Cunha at full-time.
Van Dijk referred to the Brazilian as the Wolves’ ‘danger man’ while also paying tribute to the team that pushed them all the way.
Van Dijk stated: “We’d like to dominate for the entire 90 minutes, but this is the Premier League, and Wolves can punish you and create dangerous situations against you.
“It says a lot that we fought and persevered and earned three points.
“Today shown that when we have the ball, we can exploit it as well.
“Cunha was a dangerous man for them today that we needed to be mindful of. Unfortunately, he scored, but we kept them at that.
Liverpool earned three points, and another difficult test was successfully completed.
