Premier League 2024-25: Slot says his Liverpool team was a joy to watch in Ipswich win
The HinduNew Liverpool boss Arne Slot said his side was a joy to watch in the second half of its 2-0 Premier League opening victory at Ipswich Town, as the Dutchman made a winning start to life in charge of the Merseysiders on Saturday. After a tough first half against newly-promoted Ipswich, Liverpool put on a show following the break in the Portman Road sunshine, running out comfortable winners thanks to goals from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah. Juergen Klopp’s successor Slot is just the second Liverpool manager in the Premier League era to record a victory on his league debut, after Gerard Houllier in August 1998 in a joint-management role with Roy Evans. “In the second half the players were ready and then gas opened up and you could see we can play quite good football.” Salah’s well-taken second goal took the Egyptian to nine goals in the opening rounds of Premier League seasons, more than anyone else.