With four wins and only one defeat in the first opening games of the 2024-25 Premier League season, Arne Slot's Liverpool are tied on 12 points with Aston Villa, one point behind league-leaders Manchester City who drew their last key game against Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium.

A performance at struggling Wolves that started slowly, sparked into life, veered off course and then refound its rhythm left Arne Slot’s back at the top of the Premier League. We analyse the major talking points. It wasn’t a show of force that took Liverpool to the Premier League summit.

Ibrahima Konate headed home his first ever Premier League goal and Mohamed Salah converted a penalty as Liverpool climbed to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 victory over struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.