Reds went up a level after the break with Jota able to force the opener
Ipswich were back in the top flight for the first time in 22 years after consecutive promotions under Kieran McKenna and edged a tight first half in front of a buoyant Portman Road crowd.
Ipswich had made a flurry of summer signings, but McKenna hinted on Friday it would be a lot of his old guard that began this opener and seven of the XI were starters when they clinched promotion from League One in 2023. A third caution for an Ipswich player followed before a lightning quick counter-attack ended with Omari Hutchinson’s low strike being routine enough for Alisson.Liverpool had dominated possession and forced plenty of corners, but failed to test Christian Walton before half-time after a curled effort in stoppage-time by Trent Alexander-Arnold sailed over.
McKenna was forced to substitute the injured Wes Burns, who was fortunate to escape a second yellow for a deliberate first-half handball, as the visitors started to turn the screw.
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