Cody Gakpo scored twice as Liverpool took one other step in the direction of the Premier League title with a 4-1 demolition of Ipswich at Anfield on Saturday. Dominik Szoboszlai and Mohamed Salah have been additionally on the right track in a dominant efficiency from the Reds, who stay six factors away from Arsenal having performed a recreation much less. Only a second league title in 35 years and a twentieth general to match Manchester United’s English document now appears only a matter of time in Arne Slot’s first season in cost.
The Dutchman was in a position to make 5 adjustments from Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Lille that additionally secured direct passage to the final 16 of the Champions League in a glowing season for the six-time European champions.
In contrast, Ipswich are discovering the step as much as the Premier League a bridge too far after back-to-back promotions.
Kieran McKenna’s males have been thrashed 6-0 at house by Manchester Metropolis final weekend and will simply have suffered the identical margin or extra on their first journey to Anfield since 2002.
Slot has been eager for Szoboszlai to up his scoring contribution from midfield and the Hungarian led the best way with a advantageous low strike for his fourth objective of the marketing campaign after simply 11 minutes.
Salah had been made to attend to usurp Thierry Henry because the Premier League’s seventh highest goalscorer of all time after blanking away at Nottingham Forest and Brentford.
The Egyptian made positive regular service was resumed by firing in excessive from Gakpo’s cross for his 176th Premier League objective and nineteenth of the season to maneuver two away from Erling Haaland and Alexander Isak within the race for the golden boot.
Szoboszlai’s ahead runs have been a relentless menace for the Ipswich defence and the supply of the third objective as Gakpo turned house the rebound after Christian Walton saved the midfielder’s preliminary effort.
Liverpool unsurprisingly eased off within the second half amid a gruelling schedule as they continue to be within the hunt for 4 competitions.
Gakpo headed in Trent Alexander-Arnold‘s inviting cross for his 14th objective of the season.
Ipswich did a minimum of get a comfort within the last minute when Jacob Greaves headed in from Julio Enciso’s nook.
Nevertheless, the true take a look at of their survival hopes comes subsequent weekend when bottom-of-the-table Southampton go to Portman Street in a must-win conflict for the Tractor Boys.
Ipswich stay within the relegation zone however solely on objective distinction behind Wolves, who blew a person benefit for half an hour of their 1-0 defeat to Arsenal.
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