Liverpool's going to try to buy some players in January, but AC Milan's thinking about nabbing a player that Arne Slot still needs.

I bet Arne Slot thought managing Liverpool would be a snap, but that quick Premier League win turned into a proper nightmare.

It looks like the Reds boss has finally worked out the right tactics and players. Results are getting better, and the league table's not looking as bad as it did a month or two ago. The guy's got to be hoping everyone stays fit and that January goes well so the team can get back in the title race, especially with that big game against Arsenal coming up fast.

AC Milan still wants Joe Gomez

The last thing he wants is a repeat of all those injuries and the constant team changes that messed things up at the start of the season. Plus, they've got to decide what to do with those players who almost left over the summer. One of them is Joe Gomez, who was close to joining AC Milan—that would've been huge for Liverpool since he's been there the longest. According to Lewis Steele at The Daily Mail, they'd only consider selling him if, given how few choices Slot has, it would be dumb to let any first-team players go in January.

Gomez had teams in Italy interested in him during the last week of the summer, and AC Milan is still keen, but he can't leave unless they sign someone to replace him. Slot might trust other players to fill in, but he really needs centre-halves who can play every week. Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate are trusted, no matter how they're playing. Also, not having Giovanni Leoni available is a bummer since the young defender looked very good in his first game.

How close was Gomez to leaving Liverpool?

It was the same kind of story in the summer, as Gomez was hurt by Crystal Palace not being able to sign a replacement for Marc Guehi. Talking to Liverpool World in the summer, Sky Sports transfer journalist and Italian football expert Luca Bendoni explained just how close the versatile defender came to leaving Anfield.

Milan had a full deal ready for Joe Gomez, Bendoni said. Everything was set to go; the player was supposed to fly, and the flight was booked. They needed his decision by about 1 p.m. because they wanted to do his medical checks, so they (Milan) needed the go-ahead in time. The go-ahead could only happen if Liverpool signed (Marc) Guehi, but it had to be before 1 p.m. because they had to fly him (Gomez) to Italy. They ran out of time.

Letting Jarrel Quansah leave without signing Guehi was a mistake, but it feels like Gomez has suffered because of it since there aren't many other options. Liverpool needs to get their act together in January and actually buy some players, not just keep the ones they have because they need the bodies.

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.”