Arne Slot confirms 'MASSIVE' Liverpool talent just announced his return

Liverpool saw the return to form of one key talent from last season. This could be massive.

Liverpool beat Wolves 2-1 at Anfield on Sunday but it was far from easy. Though, it did look pretty easy at one point.

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The Reds battled into a 2-0 lead before half time without too much trouble. It was only in the second half that Wolves really found their rhythm but when they did, Liverpool were massively on the back foot at home.

It was a credit to the team the 17th, honestly. This was less a case of Liverpool being massively off it and more that Wolves really were that good.

Alisson Becker needed to make a brilliant save one-on-one to retain the lead. There were plenty of near-misses, too.

At one stage, Wolves boasted the game's last 10 shots - one of which found the back of the net from Matheus Cunha.

But there were first-half signs that Liverpool were struggling. For one, Ibrahima Konate struggled badly and was slightly fortunate to stay on the pitch.

It was bad enough that Arne Slot took Konate off at half-time. Fortunately, it set the stage for Jarell Quansah to announce his return to form.

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Jarell Quansah shows his best

Quansah has not had a good season for Liverpool. It's been a huge shame, too, as the youngster was absolutely exceptional in Jurgen Klopp's final campaign.

Klopp was a little in awe of him, in fact.

“Massive, massive development. Massive. He just stepped up," said Klopp of Quansah last March. "He came back [from loan] and it wasn’t that everybody in the club was saying, ‘yeah, he will be the next one’".

But he was 'the next one'. So much so that Liverpool refused an attempt by Newcastle United to sign him in exchange for Anthony Gordon.

This season started badly, however. Quansah was hooked at half-time in the opening game of the season, with Slot not fancying him against Ipswich Town.

Konate has had his place as Liverpool's no.2 defender ever since and Quansah has looked short on confidence. Until now.

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The latter was brilliant in the second half against Wolves, with his highlight being a goal-saving tackle that ultimately earned Liverpool the points.

But perhaps the bigger sign of improvement was Quansah completing 100 per cent of his passes. He attempted 27 in the second half and found his man with all of them.

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Konate, in contrast, attempted 22 in his 45 minutes but two of them went awry. It was a display of confidence from Quansah and one that suggests he might have found himself again.

Arne Slot certainly seems to believe that's the case.

"I think everybody has seen recently that he did really well and I see in training sessions that he is back to being the same Jarell that he was in pre-season," he said after the win vs Wolves. "I think he had a bit of a hard time after being taken off at Ipswich and the first two or three games after that, when he came in, was also a bit of a struggle.

"And he's just showing in the last two or three months, on the training pitch but also when he comes in, that he's back to his old level."

Having Quansah back to his best - and approaching the form that left such an impression on Klopp - would be a massive gain for Slot's squad as they enter the most intense period of the season.

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