Wolves manager Rob Edwards believes Liverpool were the better side on the night and showed their superiority as his side crashed out of the FA Cup after defeat to the Reds on Friday night.
The West Midlands club had recorded a shock 2-1 win when both sides met in the Premier League on Tuesday night, but were beaten 3-1 in their second meeting in four days.
The Premier League champions displayed better quality than in their last meeting and advance to the last eight of the competition, with Wolves crashing out.
Speaking after the defeat, Edwards praised Liverpool’s quality but was disappointed that his side could not repeat their Tuesday’s heroics.
“Not a tough one to take, just that the better team won. They were really good tonight and it was hard for us. No qualms or excuses, their level was excellent”, Edwards revealed.
“At half-time I was relatively happy, we were limiting them to long-range shots but not too many efforts. The most frustrating thing for me was the timing of the second goal, that was the killer. We needed to remain in it longer and that second one was really frustrating. That is the thing I am most disappointed in.
“A double-header against Liverpool is hard. For us to win one of those we have to take that as a big positive. We tried tonight but their level went up and they made it very difficult”, he added.
Andy Robertson opened the scoring for Liverpool in the second half after a goalless 45 minutes, before turning provider few minutes later for Mohamed Salah to score their second of the game.
Curtis Jones added a third in the 74th minute and Hwang Hee-Chan grabbed a late consolation for Wolves, who suffered a crushing 3-1 defeat.
“I thought they were better, their counter-pressing was better, their intensity was better, they won the ball back better. Their intensity tonight was better, it was really hard for us to get through them”, Edwards stated.
Wolves will shift their attention to the Premier League as they face an unlikely escape from relegation, with their next game coming against Brentford on March 16.
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