According to Boss Arne Slot, Liverpool’s 4-1 win against Ipswich was practically the “perfect performance” this afternoon.
Cody Gakpo continued his nice season with a clip, with Dominik Szoboszlai and Mohamed Salah also aimed at Liverpool, who retained her lead of six points over Arsenal at the top of the table.
Jacob Greaves pulled back late to Ipswich, but they were exceeded most of the afternoon and have now admitted 10 goals in two games to see that their relegation fears are increasing.
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– Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 25, 2025
The early breakthrough paved the way for the victory – slot
According to Dutchman Slot, Szoboszlai’s early goal was decisive, who said: “It was a few times ago that we played a home game that we gave a goal at the beginning of the game, but I think the game was aggressive, dominant.
“They have hardly been in our half for 85 minutes, I think. It is a counterattack threat with the wings you have, and with (Liam) Delap, but we managed to control this so well because of the work we did.
“In the end, we are all a bit disappointed over a corner – the first this season – but 85 minutes it was almost a perfect performance against a team that goes into such a low block. That was not always easy at the time, but the way we did for 85 minutes was really good. “
Special praise for Szoboszlai
Slot was particularly pleased with the Hungarian captain Szoboszlai, whom he sometimes goes under the radar.
He added: “If you put cathedral in zooming, he would have played this ball at the beginning of the season, which was a very good choice most of the time, because MO can definitely score a goal.
“And now he decided to reach the gate himself and scored the goal himself. Nice for him because in my opinion he is a bit underestimated. Not from me, but he does not always get the credits that he is very important for this team because his work rate is indissoluble.
“It only runs with the highest intensity, and this is so important for a team that wants to fight for something.”
There is no place like at home 🏟️
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– Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 25, 2025
Fear of relegation for Ipswich continued
Ipswich stays in the lower three and in the middle of a sticky run after her 6-0 thrashing by Manchester City last weekend.
Boss Kieran McKenna told BBC Sport: “It was another hard game for us. There was positivity in how we ended it. I didn’t think we were under great pressure in the first half, but Liverpool is clinical and we didn’t defend our box well enough. It came in a difficult level of the season, but we will take our lessons away.
“Everyone comes with a plan, but if they score a first goal like this, it is really difficult. Credit to my players about how they were recorded in the second half.
“We’ll look back. We have to do a few things better than in the first half. I know that it is half of the season, but that’s the first time that it has been together since game six. “
There can be more bad news for Ipswich, with wing players Wes Burns being decreased with an evil -looking injury.
McKenna added: “His knee is very swollen. We are not too positive. “
