by Liverpool’s head coach, Arne Slot was impressed by an “almost perfect” performance in 4-1 on Ipswich which maintained his six-point lead at the top.
Cody Gakpo scored twice after Dominik Szoboszlai and Salah, with his 100th Premier League goal for the club in Anfield, scored in front of a new participation in the Record League of 60,420.
They were 3-0 at halftime and on the way to the way and if they had not been detained, they would have marked more, the only Blip being the late consolation of Jacob Greaves.
Arne Slot praised the performance “almost a perfect” on her side after beating Ipswich Town 4-1
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“It’s been a few times when we played a home game and conceded a goal at the start. Today is the way you want to start a game, “he said.
“We were aggressive, dominant for 85 minutes, they were barely in our half.
“It is a threat counterattack with the wingers they have, but we managed to control this because of the amount of work we have devoted.
“At the end, we are all disappointed to concede in a corner, the first this season, but for 85 minutes, it was almost a perfect performance against a team that plays a low block.
“It’s not always easy, but the way we did was really good.”
Salah has reached another of its many monuments with its 19th goal of the season of the season, but it was out of the ball that rained, with international Egypt in the race over half in the second period To stifle an attack.
“Especially on Mo, it is his contract or his objectives and now it is his defensive work rate. I think it stood out, “added the Reds boss.
“But if you look at almost every time we have lost the ball, I saw a reaction on many players.
“It is so difficult to control a counterattack and the only way to do it is what Mo has done right now and other players at different times. This is why I was satisfied with the performance today. »»
The boss of Ipswich, Kieran McKenna, was satisfied with the way his team responded to 3-0 at the interval.
“A difficult match. A difficult position to be at halftime and also a frustrating position, “he said.
“We started the match well, but from Little, we found ourselves a drop, then a few goals down.
“We take a lot of positive points from the second half. We have managed the game quite well and finished the strong game. We have made mistakes, but if we take the lessons in the right way, we can be stronger. »»
McKenna hopes that a knee injury at Wes Burns is not as serious as she looked at him when he was swept away in the first half.
“We have our crossed fingers but the knee looks swollen. We hope it’s not as bad but it looks serious, “he added.
