Two goals inside the opening nine minutes from Alexander Isak earned Liverpool a 2-0 Premier League win at promoted Ipswich Town on Friday and a first victory under new manager Andoni Iraola following a stuttering start to the campaign.
Cody Gakpo, who was the subject of a transfer bid by Manchester City this week, was the creator of both goals as Liverpool were quick out of the blocks and able to comfortably see out the remainder of the match.
The Merseysiders climbed to fifth in the table with five points from their three matches, while Ipswich is in 13th place with three points from the same number of games.
There was a debut off the bench for new Liverpool signing Bradley Barcola as the visiting side kept a first clean sheet of the campaign following a pair of 2-2 draws against Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool player ratings:
Ipswich Town: Kjell Scherpen (6.0/10), Dara O'Shea (6.2/10), Issa Diop (6.0/10), Jacob Greaves (6.1/10), Leif Davis (6.4/10), Saša Lukić (6.3/10), Exequiel Palacios (6.2/10), Abdul Fatawu (July 6/10), Enciso (7.1/10), Daizen Maeda (6.2/10), and Emersonn (6.0/10).
Subs: Jack Clarke (6.4/10), Zian Flemming (6.2/10), Kasey McAteer (6.0/10), and Abdoul Ouattara (6.0/10).
Liverpool: Alisson Becker (7.2/10), Ronald Araújo (7.0/10), Jérémy Jacquet (6.8/10), Virgil van Dijk (7.4/10), Milos Kerkez (7.1/10), Alexis Mac Allister (6.9/10), Dominik Szoboszlai (7.5/10), Víctor Muñoz (6.5/10), Florian Wirtz (7.3/10), Cody Gakpo (8.4/10), and Alexander Isak (8.8/10).
Subs: Bradley Barcola (6.4/10), Ryan Gravenberch (6.5/10), Trey Nyoni (6.0/10), and Lewis Koumas (6.0/10).
Published on Sep 05, 2026