Egyptian star Mohamed Salah (centre) set a new Premier League record as he scored his ninth opening-day goal for Liverpool Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah found the net as Arne Slot's tenure as Liverpool head coach kicked off with a gritty 2-0 win over newly promoted Ipswich Town at a lively Portman Road. Jota broke the deadlock just after the hour mark, finishing a well-worked Liverpool move involving Salah and an impressive Trent Alexander-Arnold. The Portuguese forward coolly side-footed Salah's low cross past Ipswich keeper Christian Walton. Liverpool doubled their lead just five minutes later when Salah scored from Dominik Szoboszlai's pass, setting a Premier League record with his ninth opening-day goal. Ipswich, playing their first top-flight match in 22 years, gave Liverpool a tough first half and came close to scoring through Jacob Greaves' header and Omar Hutchinson's low shot.