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Isak shines at last but Scherpen suffers - Ipswich v Liverpool player ratings - Published 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. Ipswich Town 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 Subs: Jack Clarke (on 66 Maeda): Introduced when the game was lost. 5 Zian Flemming (on 66, Emersonn): Couple of bustling contributions. 5 Kasey McAteer (on 79, Fatawu). Abdoul Outarra (on 78, Palacios). Subs not used: Walton, Furlong, Kipre, Florentino, Nunez Liverpool Alisson: Lucky to get away with misjudging a first-half corner. The occasional anxious moment but no harm done. 6 Ronald Araujo: Strong in the air and on the ground on an impressive Premier League debut at right-back. Important interventions by being in the right place at the right time. 7 Virgil van Dijk: Usual unruffled self in the face of some frantic Ipswich Town attacking. 7 Jeremy Jacquet: Solid alongside Van Dijk. Continues to look a very fine acquisition. 6 Milos Kerkez: Occasionally troubled by Fatawu's pace but never in huge difficulties. 6 Dominik Szoboszlai: Driving runs from midfield and always willing to test the keeper. Iraola should never use him at right-back. 7 Alexis Mac Allister: Still not quite at his best. Too many misplaced passes but never hides or shirks responsibility. 6 Florian Wirtz: Busy but occasionally lightweight. As so often, showed subtle touches that hint at good things to come. 6 Alexander Isak: The best of Alexander Isak at last. Running behind a defence with pace and clever movement with cool finishes. Finally showed why Liverpool bought him. 8 Victor Munoz: Willing and pacy out wide but could have delivered more end product. 6 Cody Gakpo: Could have been playing for Manchester City. How glad Liverpool are he wasn't. Two superb passes for Isak's opening goals, Truly outstanding performance. 9 Subs: Bradley Barcola (on 64, Munoz): Showed one or two flashes of the lightning pace the £123m signing will bring to Liverpool. 5 Ryan Gravenberch (on 64, Isak): Brought on to shut down any potential Ipswich Town revival. Nyoni (on 84, Mac Allister) Lewis Koumas (on 90, Wirtz) Subs not used: Mamardashvili, Frimpong, Tsimikas, Endo, Ngumoha How did you rate the players? Player of the match After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Related topics - Published8 June
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