Liverpool celebrated their first appearance in front of their fans as English champions on Sunday by humbling Wolves 4-0 to join Tottenham at the top of the Premier League table.
Mohamed Salah capitalised on an error by Wolves captain Conor Coady to open the scoring midway through the first half as 2,000 supporters celebrated joyously.
Georginio Wijnaldum doubled Liverpool's lead with a wonderful curled finish from distance shortly before the hour mark and Joel Matip put the game beyond Wolves before a late own goal added gloss to the scoreline.
The comfortable win took Jurgen Klopp's men to 24 points, behind leaders Spurs on goal difference, with a summit meeting between the two teams on December 16.
The visitors started brightly and Ruben Neves hit the roof of the net with an early free-kick.
The lively Sadio Mane had a chance to put Liverpool in front in the 12th minute from an Andy Robertson cross from the left but the Senegal forward could not get his header on target.
Both teams looked sharp on the break and stand-in Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher was forced to scramble to his right to keep out a cute chipped effort from Daniel Podence.
But the 2,000 home fans inside Anfield, allowed into the stadium after coronavirus restrictions were eased in certain parts of England, had something to cheer in the 24th minute.
There did not appear to be much danger when Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson sent a long ball over the top into the Wolves penalty area.
But Coady, who used to be on Liverpool's books, miscalculated. The ball came off his chest and Salah nipped in to fire home left-footed.
Wolves were awarded a penalty in the dying minutes of the first half after Mane was adjudged to have fouled Coady.
But VAR ruled out the spot kick after the TV replay showed there was no contact.
Wolves searched for a way back into the match in the early stages of the second half and Coady found himself in a threatening position in the Liverpool box before Fabinho whipped the ball away.
Seconds later, Liverpool were charging forward again on the counter-attack, towards the Kop.
Henderson played a long ball that Wijnaldum collected before producing a measured finish into the top left-hand corner of Rui Patricio's net.
Liverpool put the result beyond doubt in the 67th minute when Salah's inswinging cross was met by Matip from close range.
By now the home side were in total control, with Salah trying to dance his way through Wolves defenders.
Liverpool's fourth goal came when substitute Trent Alexander-Arnold, returning from injury, produced a delicious cross from the right, which was turned in by Nelson Semedo for an own goal.
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