After a tough autumn, Liverpool's now perking up with some wins. The Reds have grabbed wins in their last four matches across all competitions and haven't lost in seven. They haven't played perfectly, but for a team that was having trouble, any improvement is good.

Still, there are worries. Saturday’s 2-1 win against last-place Wolves saw Liverpool pushed back too much in the second half, almost giving up a tying goal. It wasn't a performance that felt like it could last. Against a better team, or just any other day, that kind of play might cost them points.

“I think in the first half we played well,” said midfielder Ryan Gravenberch. “We made good chances and scored. Then in the second half, we let in a goal from a set piece, and they knew they could score again. But I think in the end, we showed fight.

“I think we could be better in the second halves. We play a lot of games, and players get tired, but we can keep the ball better and make them run. They will get tired of that. It’s about finding the right time to attack. We didn’t do that, so we have to keep at it.”

Liverpool looked shaky late against Wolves again. They didn’t seem like they could push the game to their opponents to finish it, and they couldn't hold onto the ball to make Wolves chase them. Instead, they lost it easily, and they looked nervous.

But a win is a win. Liverpool hasn’t wowed anyone, either against Wolves or the week before when they barely held on against nine-man Tottenham. But they still won. For now, that might be all that matters for a team trying to find its way.

“We always want to win, and you'll see that we can hopefully get some momentum from these results,” Gravenberch said. “But now we just have to keep going. I’m really happy with the three points.”

After Liverpool's 2-1 victory over Wolves on Saturday, the players kept showing Florian Wirtz the love. The German midfielder's goal wrapped up a good performance, ending a tough year on a high note.

Wirtz made a big £116m move from Bayer Leverkusen in June. Before Alexander Isak came to Liverpool, that was the highest amount ever paid by a British team. Since then, the 22-year-old has needed some time to get used to his new team and surroundings, and the team as a group has had its share of struggles.

But the Reds are finishing 2025 strong with four wins in a row, and Wirtz is now really taking off in his Anfield career.

He celebrated his first goal on Instagram with photos of him celebrating with his teammates in front of the Main Stand. Liverpool's players seemed really happy to see him score and showed their support on his post.

Alexander Isak, Curtis Jones, Dominik Szoboszlai, Federico Chiesa, Giovanni Leoni, Hugo Ekitike, Ibrahima Konate, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Oakley Cannonier, Rio Ngumoha, Ryan Gravenberch, Virgil van Dijk, Wataru Endo, and Will Wright all liked the post.

Plus, some of them left comments. Isak, Kerkez, and Frimpong (Wirtz's good friend who came with him from Leverkusen and assisted Gravenberch's first goal on Saturday) left red heart emojis.

Gravenberch and Jones sent fire emojis, while Konate's response was interesting. He just left a zipped-mouth emoji, not saying anything else.

Wirtz got a lot of criticism while he waited to score after his big transfer to Liverpool this summer, but that died down after he made the difference against Wolves.

Wirtz told BBC Sport after ending his goalless run: It felt great to be on the field with the fans. I was very happy, and I still am.

I knew I would score eventually. I wanted to start scoring and assisting sooner, but it is what it is, and I have to deal with it. I know it will happen, and I'm trying to keep going.

We played great in the first half. Everyone worked hard. In the last 20 minutes, we made it hard on ourselves. I can't explain why, but we need to fix that.

That's how we want to play. We want to be up there at the top of the table. It hasn't been an easy start for us, but we're getting better and getting the points.