Liverpool have enjoyed a flying start to the Premier League, sitting top with 15 points from six matches.
The final outcome for Liverpool remains unchanged, only the path to it is different.
If one were to draw comparisons between the new and old eras at Molineux, the signs of transformation could be seen in the last 30 minutes of the game.
After being wounded by Mohamed Salah’s penalty, just moments after recovering from Ibrahima Konate’s opening goal thanks to Rayan Ait-Nouri, Gary O’Neil’s team were on the back foot.
Could it be suggested that Jurgen Klopp’s squad might have sensed weakness and gone for the jugular? Arne Slot’s new-model Reds chose not to take that risk.
It paid off. It worked so well that O’Neil’s substitute Hwang Hee-chan, who was brought on up top, touched the ball only once – yes, just once – in his first 21 minutes on the field.
The heavy metal, rock ‘n’ roll, glorious chaos is no more. In its place is a more ordered, considered, pragmatic approach. If this means consistently securing three points, does anyone really mind?
Captain Virgil van Dijk commented: “The whole dynamic of the club hasn’t changed. But there is a new manager with different principles and values. Not that they differ much from Jurgen but he has his own way.
