Liverpool maintained their six-point lead at the top of the Premier League, while Cody Gakpo scored twice in a 4-1 thrashing from Ipswich.
Match report
The side of Kieran McKenna, struck 6-0 last weekend by Manchester City, were subjected to a new bruising afternoon in Anfield, with Dominic Szoboszlai's 11th minute strike from the edge of the box set for the unbridled hosts.
Mohamed Salah expanded their lead when he hit a clinical finish from an acute corner after a Gakpo cross, and the Dutch international scored the third itself shortly before the break after Christian Walton had denied Szoboszlai.
Gakpo added his second and Liverpool's celebrated in the 66th minute when he entered a sublime intersection of Trent Alexander-Arnold, who then struck the pole with a curly shot before Jacob Greaves nodded an Ipswich consolation goal from a corner.
The goal of Greaves gave the traveling fans something to celebrate, but at that time the game had come to resemble a training exercise for the hosts, with Arne Slot capable of retreating Gakpo, Ryan Gravenberch and Szoboszlai halfway through the second period .
The 1-0 victory of Arsenal at Wolves ensures that the gap between Liverpool and the second placed Gunners stays on six points, although the leaders are still in control.
In the meantime, Ipswich remains 18th, after he also lost winger Wes Burns at what looked like a serious knee injury in the first half.
Match -Events
0 'The game is about to start!
1 'Gakpo shoots too high!
11 'goal! Szoboszlai opens the score for Liverpool! Liverpool 1-0 Ippswich Town
20 'Mac Allister's Shot Wide Out
28 'Ben Johnson replaces the wounded burns
35 'Salah puts it in the far corner! Liverpool 2-0 Ipswich Town
40 'Highlight from Liverpool vs Ippswich Town
44 'Gakpo sniffed the rebound !! Liverpool 3-0 Ipswich Town
46 'Highlight from Liverpool vs Ippswich Town
47 'Szoboszlai comes close to grabbing his second
50 'Highlight from Liverpool vs Ippswich Town
52 'Szoboszlai's effort is stored in the path of Gakpo
60 'Alexander-Arnold earned an assist there, wore it beyond two or three
66 'Gakpo with a handbook head beyond Walton's! Liverpool 4-0 Ipswich Town
67 'Nunez, Endo, Elliott replaced Szoboszlai, Gravenberch and Gakpo
74 'Match event for Liverpool vs Ippswich Town
78 'Alexander-Arnold rattles the bar!
80 'Enciso has been booked for a high challenge on Endo
83 'Alisson denies Hirst up close!
85 'Diaz is being replaced by Chiesa. Another five minutes left at Anfield
90 'goal! Liverpool 4-1 Ipswich Town (Jacob Greaves)
Line-ups
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Salah, Van Dijk, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Gakpo, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Luis Díaz, Gravenberch
Subs: Endo, Tsimikas, Kelleher, Chiesa, Nunez, Elliott, Quansah, Conor Bradley, Jayden Danns
Ipswich Town XI: Sam Morsy, Christian Walton, Wes Burns, Kalvin Phillips, Tuanzebe, O'Shea, Leif Davis, Jacob Greaves, Jaden Philogene, Liam Delap, Omari Hutchinson
Subs: Godfrey, M. Luongo, Conor Townsend, Nathan Broadhead, George Hirst, Ben Johnson, Arijanet Muric, Julio Enciso, Jack Taylor
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