Liverpool rounded off their Premier League season with a win over Wolves.

The visitors took an early lead after Raul Jiminez latched onto Jose Sa’s long goal kick before squaring to his strike partner Pedro Neto for an easy finish.

But Jurgen Klopp’s side drew level on 25 minutes when Thiago Alcantara played a smart back-heel to release Sadio Mane for a well-taken strike.

Mohamed Salah gave the Reds an upper hand in the closing stages with a bundled effort as Joel Matip’s header at a corner was cleared off the line.

A third followed just five minutes later as Andy Robertson exchanged passes with Roberto Firmino and side-footed comfortably in front of The Kop.

But Manchester City’s second-half comeback win against Aston Villa meant that Liverpool missed out on another Premier League title by a solitary point.

Here were the key talking points from Anfield:

Quadruple so near, and yet so far

For 43 minutes, Anfield allowed itself to dream of the previously impossible.

Winning the third leg of an unprecedented quadruple seemed to be within Liverpool’s grasp after news of Manchester City’s slip up against Aston Villa.

But for a second time in four seasons the Premier League title had appeared tantalisingly close until Pep Guardiola’s side took that destiny of their hands.

Parallels with that 2018/19 finish were inescapable; the Reds were facing the same rival, the same final-day opponent and lost by the same points margin.

It speaks volumes of the incredible strides they have made in this campaign that finishing second in the English top flight is viewed as a disappointment.

Bob Paisley wryly considered the runner-up spot to be the sign of a ‘bad year’ in the context of a golden era where Anfield became serial trophy collectors.

With two trophies won and a third still on the line, Jurgen Klopp will have no shortage of motivation for a Champions League showdown with Real Madrid.

Yet there will be an underlying wonder about the one which got away again.

Reds falling into complacency trap

Although they finished the half on level terms and firmly in the ascendancy, a worrying trend reared its head again for Liverpool in the first 45 minutes.

For a fifth time in six games, they had conceded the opening goal and this time in concerning fashion as Wolves took a surprise third-minute lead.

The manner was more concerning than its timing, with Jose Sa’s long kick helping carve open the hosts’ defence through Raul Jiminez and Pedro Neto.

Neto proved a constant thorn in Klopp’s side; causing the backline myriad issues by leaving them flat-footed on the counter attack with his turn of pace.

It may be due to the intensity of a physically and psychologically draining period, but such complacency is becoming a regular occurrence for Liverpool.

Far accomplished teams than Wolves will not hesitate in punishing these lapses in concentration, including their opponents in Paris next weekend.

Unless Klopp is willing to gamble against Carlo Ancelotti’s mastery, eradicating those mistakes must become a priority in the days ahead of the showpiece.

Injury concerns grow as Paris nears

Klopp has endured more than a fair share of injury problems in recent weeks.

Fate, however, continues to prove a cruel mistress for the Liverpool manager as Thiago Alcantara became the latest name on a growing casualty list.

Another masterful midfield display by the Spain international had swung the balance of power back in his side’s favour in the first half’s closing stages.

His exquisite back-heel had released Sadio Mane to score an equaliser before a signal to the touchline in stoppage time left many Kopites fearing the worst.

A thigh problem forced him off at the interval and, in turn, stifled Liverpool’s command of proceedings thereafter as James Milner stepped into the breach.

The initial diagnosis does not sound promising, with Klopp conceding that the issue has virtually ruled out Thiago’s potential involvement in Paris next week.

With Fabinho working his way back and alternative options of a similar quality sorely lacking, the 31-year-old succumbing could not have been worse timed.