Soccer-Van Dijk, Salah steer Liverpool to 2-0 win over Wolves

Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - March 1, 2023 Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk scores their first goal REUTERS/Phil Noble

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Virgil van Dijk and forward Mohamed Salah scored second-half goals as Liverpool battled to a 2-0 Premier League home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday to boost their hopes of European football next season.

Liverpool climbed into sixth spot in the table on 39 points, ahead of Fulham on goal difference and with a game in hand, but the home side were forced to work hard on a rainy night at Anfield.