Liverpool locked horns with Ipswich Town at Portman Road earlier today as they hoped to secure maximum points on the road in the Premier League. The Reds made a solid start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Diogo Jota finally broke the deadlock for the Merseyside club at the hour mark before Mohamed Salah doubled Liverpool’s advantage just five minutes later with a tidy finish from close range. The match ended with Arne Slot’s men earning a solid 2-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Liverpool player fared during the match against Ipswich Town.
GK: Alisson Becker – 7/10
The Brazilian keeper made a couple of solid saves at the back and earned an important clean sheet this afternoon.
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7/10
He was solid when defending inside his half and made some inviting chances for his teammates in the final third.
CB: Jarell Quansah – 7/10
Quansah kept things tidy on the defensive end of the field in the first half but was replaced at the half-time break.
CB: Virgil Van Dijk – 7/10
He didn’t do much wrong at the back and did enough to secure the clean sheet.
LB: Andy Robertson – 7/10
Robertson was full of energy and running at both ends of the field.
CM: Ryan Gravenberch – 7/10
He got stuck in with a few solid tackles to make life tough for the opposition at the centre of the park and made one good run with the ball.
CM: Alexis Mac Allister – 7/10
Mac Allister was an accurate passer of the ball and controlled the game well from midfield.
RW: Mohamed Salah – 8/10
Salah was a constant menace in the final third and ended the game with a goal and an assist to his name.
CAM: Dominik Szoboszlai – 7/10
He was tidy with his link-up play and caused some headaches for the Ipswich defenders.
LW: Luis Diaz – 7/10
Diaz made a lot of dangerous runs with the ball and managed to create some inviting chances for others around him.
ST: Diogo Jota – 7.5/10
Jota caused a lot of problems for the opposition defenders and scored the opener with an easy finish from point-blank range.
Substitutes:
CB: Ibrahima Konate – 7/10
He didn’t put a foot wrong on the defensive end of the field.
RB: Conor Bradley – 6.5/10
Bradley caught the eye at times on the right flank.
LB: Kostas Tsimikas – 6/10
He was solid at the back.
ST: Cody Gakpo – 6/10
Gakpo struggled to get into the flow of the game.
