Isak nets double and Barcola debuts in Liverpool's first win of season under new coach
Liverpool achieved their first Premier League win of the season by defeating Ipswich 2-0, with Alexander Isak scoring both goals. The match also marked the debut of record signing Bradley Barcola.
Why it matters
This win provides momentum for Liverpool's new coaching staff and validates the club's recent high-profile transfer investments.
IPSWICH, England (AP) — Alexander Isak scored twice and Bradley Barcola debuted as Liverpool got its first win in the Premier League under its new coach after beating Ipswich 2-0 away on Friday.
Liverpool had been held to a pair of 2-2s against Newcastle and Nottingham Forest in Andoni Iraola's first games in charge.
But Liverpool got clicking right from kickoff at Ipswich as Isak struck twice in the opening minutes from a pair of assists by Cody Gakpo.
Barcola went on for his first action in a Liverpool shirt as a 63rd-minute substitution. He joined from Paris Saint-Germain on Monday in a deal worth 123 million pounds ($166 million).
Isak got going in the sixth when the Sweden international took a Gakpo pass on the right side of the box and struck a powerful shot that hit goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen before finding the net.
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