Wolves 1-3 Liverpool: Arne Slott’s team reaches the quarter-finals of the FA Cup

Against Wolves, the old guard made slot work as Salah, Robertson and Jones sent Liverpool to victory.

Criticism and the spotlight on Salah increased this season when he accused the club of “throwing me under the bus” in a dramatic interview in December.

He left shortly after to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations, with Egypt losing to Senegal in the semi-finals last January, and the striker now has four goals in 11 appearances since his return.

However, the 33-year-old was nowhere near the levels he set last season, when he scored 34 goals in all competitions as Liverpool won their second Premier League title.

It was a lackluster first half at Molineux from the striker before he added Liverpool’s second – although such was the quality of Robertson’s cross that he couldn’t miss.

There appears to be a truce between Salah and the club, although each goal could be his last after a brilliant career at Anfield.

It was also a rare goal for Robertson, in a rare start to the season, with the 31-year-old on the verge of leaving for Tottenham in January.

But the Scotland international has shown his reliability – along with Jones, who continues to do the same.

The midfielder’s two goals this season came in the final two rounds of the FA Cup, having scored in the fourth round win over Brighton as well.

At 25, Jones is not that old, but he has made 215 appearances for Liverpool, and the academy graduate has been reliable and valuable to both Klopp and Slot amid the big buys.

It means youngster Ryo Njomoha has the perfect place and players to learn from after the 17-year-old made the fourth start of his young career.

“It’s special when you’re 17 if you’re able to influence it with some pretty good situations in a one-on-one match,” Slott said. “That makes him special too, there aren’t many players in the modern game who do that.

“His performance was also better than three days ago because he kept the ball more. Three days ago he had an impact as well and today he is even better.”

“It was a beautiful moment to use all his energy in the attacking part.”