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Isak shines at last but Scherpen suffers – Ipswich v Liverpool player ratings

Liverpool beat Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Friday night Alexander Isak's two early goals set Liverpool on the way to their first Premier League win of the season – and a first for new manager Andoni Iraola – at Ipswich Town. Here's how I rated the players and you can see how you scored […]

By deepak · September 4, 2026 · 2 min read

Liverpool beat Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Friday night

Alexander Isak's two early goals set Liverpool on the way to their first Premier League win of the season – and a first for new manager Andoni Iraola – at Ipswich Town.

Here's how I rated the players and you can see how you scored them below.

Isak double earns Iraola first Liverpool win

Kjell Scherpen: Desperately poor for Alexander Isak's early goal. Weak and meant Ipswich got off to the worst possible start. A couple of decent saves but the damage was done. 4

Dara O'Shea: Led from the front as always but Ipswich's defence struggled against the movement of Isak and the creation of Gakpo. He had a hard time. 5

Issa Diop: Towering figure always willing to indulge in the physical changes but this was a tough night after those two early Liverpool goals. 6

Jacob Greaves: Stern test against the inspired Cody Gakpo, showing the quality he will face in the Premier League. 5

Leif Davis: Tested defensively but was always competitive. Lent weight to attacks and had a chance with a far post header. 6

Sasa Lukic: Will bring experience to Ipswich Town but on this night Liverpool's midfield was too powerful. 5

Exequiel Palacios: Tried to bring some composure to Ipswich Town's game but was fighting a losing battle. 6

Abdul Fatawu: Pace but little end product. Energetic but erratic. 5

Julio Enciso: Ipswich's main threat. Tireless. Might have done more with the final ball but never gave up even when odds were against him. 7

Daizen Maeda: Anonymous. Made no impact at all and no surprise when taken off. 5

Emersonn: Battled hard but no luck against Van Dijk and Jacquet. 5

Source: Read the original article on www.bbc.co.uk