Gody Gakpo's Brace Leads Liverpool Through Against Ipswich Town

 

Liverpool took the maximum points comfortably as Ipswich Town struggled at Anfield to lose by 4-1, with a first-half showdown that eroded their efforts. 

Szoboszlai set the pace, reacting quickly to Konate's through pass, and striking the ball down bottom left. The game was just in its first quarter when Ipswich began to trail while the game heated up. Salah added the second goal slamming the ball into the top corner following Gakpo's cross. 

Gakpo wrapped up the half seizing a rebound from Walton's poor save in a close range. By halftime, the game was already set for the Reds, and Ipswich had a difficult half ahead. 

However, the game did not ease for the visiting side as the Reds added the fourth through Gakpo, who completed a brace nodding home from close range Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross. Jacob Greaves later reduced the deficit on the stoppage 

Ipswich's hope of coming out of the relegation zone was dashed. A draw would have been enough to give them the leap. Meanwhile, The Reds maintain frontline dominance by six points clear of the nearest team. 

Overview 

Ipswich had a difficult day against Liverpool. They barely could cause any scare even as they put up resilience from the start, which did not last before the Reds struck. The third goal could have been avoided but Gakpo was allowed enough space to get a rebound goal despite being in between two defenders.

That was a great performance from the Reds. Ipswich could not have done better than that because their defense was loosened as the Reds created scoring chances by exploring the center and the wings.