Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah's goals lifted Liverpool into the top six of the Premier League after a 2-0 defeat to Wolves at Anfield.
Although Jurgen Klopp's team was once again a shadow of their former selves, they have now collected 10 out of a possible 12 points in their last four league games to keep themselves in contention for a top-four finish.
The Reds are only six points behind them with a game left against fourth-place Tottenham.
The absence of a goal threat from the visitors moving forward was punished once more by the Wolves, who are currently barely three points just above the relegation zone in the fifteenth position.
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After the first 45 minutes of a fourth meeting between the parties in less than two months, boredom overcame contempt.
Harvey Elliott wasted the most significant opportunity of the first half and tested Jose Sa with a shot from outside the box.
One week after Liverpool suffered a record-equaling home European defeat at the hands of Real Madrid in a 5-2 disgrace, there was much less to excite the Anfield audience.
Yet after pressing his team to "strike back," Klopp will see improvement in a fourth straight Premier League clean sheet.
With Luis Diaz almost ready to return and Diogo Jota back in the lineup, Klopp ought to have at least more alternatives up forward in the closing stages.
Midway through the second half, a foul by Jota on Max Kilman prevented Darwin Nunez from scoring the game's opening goal; the Uruguayan's attempt got cancellation after a VAR review.
However, Jota did play a part in ending the score as he set up Van Dijk to score after Sa parried the Dutch centre-initial back's attempt.
Wolves got exposure by a quick counterattack, which led to the home team's second goal, much more reminiscent of the old Liverpool.
Cody Gakpo and Konstantinos Tsimikas exchanged passes before the Greek ran into the Wolves' box and chose Salah to force the ball in with his thigh.
When the Red Devils visit Anfield on Sunday, a rampaging Manchester United will present a significantly harsher test of Liverpool's route to recovery.
Yet, they are at least again in contention to play in the Champions League for a seventh straight season.
