“Liverpool, Liverpool, top of the league.” While Manchester City and Arsenal squabble between themselves, Liverpool — the pests who refuse to disappear — have quietly gone about the business of progressing to the Premier League summit.

Liverpool’s head coach can see the true picture and if anything he will still be annoyed by that shock home defeat by Nottingham Forest, their first loss to them at Anfield since 1969. Liverpool should be sitting top on 18 points, rather than 15, and they have had the easiest of starts.

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.

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.

Can They Stay at the Top?The scene at Molineux on Saturday spoke volumes. After a hard-fought 2-1 win over Wolves, Liverpool fans burst into their favourite chant: