# Jurgen Klopp Admits Liverpool Struggled in First Half of Wolves Win
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admitted his side struggled in the first half of their 3-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium on Saturday. Andrew Robertson and Hugo Bueno’s own goal secured the Reds’ fourth consecutive victory, making them unbeaten in 16 Premier League games.
## Wolves Take Early Lead
Wolves took the lead in the seventh minute when Hwang Hee-Chan swept in Pedro Neto’s low cross. Neto then gifted Matheus Cunha a chance to double the lead, but the striker miscued an unmarked header from five yards out. This kept Liverpool in the game and allowed them to turn the match around in the second half.
## Liverpool Turn Things Around
Klopp made changes at half-time, introducing Luis Diaz, and it paid off as Liverpool levelled 10 minutes into the second half. Gakpo and Diaz managed to smuggle the ball to Mohamed Salah on the right and his low ball was turned in by the unmarked Gakpo. Wolves lost all their first-half fearlessness, failing to create another chance, but it took until the 86th minute for Liverpool to capitalise.
Jose Sa’s poor clearance fell for Robertson just inside Wolves’ half. The defender burst forward to swap passes with Salah and finish from seven yards. Harvey Elliott’s 20-yard strike then deflected off Bueno in stoppage time to seal victory.
## Klopp’s Reaction
Klopp had criticised the early kick-off after the international break and conceded he was worried during a wretched first half. He said: “In the first half I thought ‘WTF?’ a couple of times. We were not ready in the first half but Wolves did really well. With these boys, some of them we’ve had seven, eight, nine weeks with, some of them longer, I know if they can be, they are there. Today they couldn’t in a lot of moments.
“I know if you get through the first half with a reasonable result, you can turn it. The team needed help and we could deliver the help a little bit with the changes and change of system. They were completely different halves. The same players who looked rusty in the first half, in the second half it looked much easier. Wolves played a super first half but in the second half we were really good and controlled the game. We stayed calm, there was no rush, 3-1 was a result I didn’t expect after 20 minutes but during the second half we deserved it.”
## O’Neil’s Reaction
Wolves boss Gary O’Neil said: “If you look at the two sides, the gap in quality, it takes a big effort to close that. I thought we did for a very long time. The organisation and structure managed to help us bridge that gap. When we were on top we could have taken one or two of our good situations. We were digging in and then we make a strange decision, create a bit of chaos and concede the second goal. At 1-1 they’ve had a lot of the ball but we made a strange decision and it cost us a goal. Up until 80 minutes to have pushed Liverpool that close was a very good effort. We conceded a crazy second goal which is what I’ve been trying to get out of the players since I’ve been here.”
Liverpool’s victory over Wolves extends their unbeaten streak in the Premier League to 16 games, stretching back to last season. It was also their third comeback victory of the season, showing that Klopp’s team have what it takes to turn things around when they are struggling.