sak double earns Liverpool first win of season at Ipswich

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Alexander Isak double earns Liverpool first win of season at Ipswich Updated / Friday, 4 Sep 2026 22:25 Getty Alexander Isak celebrates his first goal against Ipswich Town A quickfire brace from Alexander Isak ensured new Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola got off the mark at the third time of asking with a 2-0 win at Ipswich. Isak ensured Iraola did not have to wait as long this time with a sixth-minute opener at Portman Road followed by another three minutes later.

Iraola handed a debut off the bench to £123 million forward Bradley Barcola in the second half, but the night belonged to Isak as Liverpool moved on to five points from three fixtures ahead of Wednesday’s return to Champions League action at home to Atletico Madrid. Iraola resisted the temptation to start Barcola and then watched Liverpool’s big-money signing from last summer immediately wreak havoc in Suffolk.

Scherpen could have got a stronger hand to the effort and three minutes later he conceded again. Gakpo produced an ever better assist this time with an outstanding outside-of-the-boot through-ball into Isak and the former Newcastle forward squared up Jacob Greaves before he slotted his finish under Scherpen.