Gakpo outshines Salah as Liverpool pound hapless Ipswich to maintain 6-point lead

Gakpo outshines Salah as Liverpool pound hapless Ipswich to maintain 6-point lead

Ifeanyi Ufomadu 18:05 - 25.01.2025

Liverpool made light work of relegation-threatened Ipswich Town, winning 4-1 to remain six points clear at the top of the Premier League standings.

Cody Gakpo was the star of the show as Liverpool ran riot against Ipswich at Anfield.

Liverpool's early dominance paid off in the 11th minute. Ibrahima Konaté's line-breaking pass found Dominik Szoboszlai, who scored with a wonderful left-footed finish.

Ipswich's chances were dampened further when Wes Burns suffered a serious-looking knee injury and was stretchered off. The visitors' woes continued as Mohamed Salah doubled Liverpool's advantage with a sublime finish from a Cody Gakpo cross.

Gakpo turned home a rebound from Szoboszlai's initial effort to make it 3-0 on the stroke of halftime, becoming the third Dutchman to score in five successive Premier League home games.

After the break, Ipswich focused on damage limitation, but Liverpool added a fourth goal when Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross picked out Gakpo, who headed home his eighth Premier League goal of the campaign.

Alexander-Arnold came close to scoring a fifth on two occasions, but Liverpool settled for a 4-1 win, with Ipswich scoring a consolation goal in the 90th minute through Jacob Greaves.

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