Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard admitted his relief after his fine opening goal set up a 2-0 Barclays Premier League win over Wolves.
Second-half goals from Gerrard and Yossi Benayoun gave nervy Liverpool a victory that was only secured once Wolves had been reduced to 10 men.
Gerrard told ESPN: "Wolves come here organised, they were always going to be difficult to beat.
"It was just all about waiting for that breakthrough. We were nervous at times, the crowd were getting on our backs at times. But we knew if we had the belief it would come, and it did.
"When you're not getting the results you expect it's always going to affect confidence.
"But we want to put it right. The players are hurting at the moment. If we keep showing the attitude we did today we'll move up to where we want to be."
Defender Jamie Carragher conceded the dismissal of Stephen Ward had assisted the Reds' cause.
Ward was eventually penalised for a second bookable offence, referee Andre Marriner at first getting the wrong man and cautioning Christophe Berra.
Liverpool players persuaded the official to check with a linesman, the error was corrected and the hosts were able to take full advantage of the situation.
Carragher said: "Wolves played very well first half, were very well organised and caught us on the counter-attack a couple of times. The sending-off obviously gave us a helping hand.
"Once you get the first (goal) it settles people down but I think the second one killed the game, especially when they had 10-men.
"That's what we needed because we're not fully confident at the moment so it certainly settled the nerves."
