Liverpool 's era under coach Arne Slot begins with a match against newly promoted opponent Ipswich, in round 1 of the 2024-2025 Premier League. The Kop faced many difficulties when the home team at Portman Road played disciplined and stood firm throughout the first half.
Omari Hutchinson almost opened the scoring for Ipswich from a counterattack, but his shot was blocked by Alisson. But in the second half, Liverpool came back with effective adjustments. After constantly applying pressure, Mohamed Salah assisted Diogo Jota to easily open the score in the 60th minute.
Just 5 minutes later, Salah scored from close range to double the gap for the away team. This goal brought his total number of goals in the opening rounds of the Premier League to 9, breaking the record of the trio of great English football players: Wayne Rooney, Alan Shearer and Frank Lampard.
This result gave the Dutch strategist an easy victory in his official debut as Liverpool coach. They temporarily took the lead in the rankings with 3 points. But we cannot rest assured that Ipswich is not a very difficult opponent. This is the first season that Ipswich has returned to play football in England's top division since 2002.
Through what The Kop shows, it can be seen that Slot's style is quite different from what was seen at Anfield under the hands of former captain Jurgen Klopp. Fans will need to be patient to see Liverpool reach their best form.
