While Alisson Becker won't have been too pleased at losing his clean sheet when Jacob Greaves headed home late on, Liverpool could not have asked for much more of a convincing win over Ipswich Town.

Kieran McKenna's side lost by six against Manchester City last weekend and it could have done similar here. Liverpool, though it netted only four, was in cruise control from the moment Dominik Szoboszlai slid the ball into the corner of the net after just 11 minutes.

All over the field, Arne Slot's players impressed. Andy Robertson was solid and Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate dominated their battle with a frustrated Liam Delap. Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister were sensational in midfield, and Cody Gakpo got himself a brace.

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Mac Allister was quietly superb in the number eight role. He snapped into tackles and lost possession only three times out of 52 attempted passes. In one move in the second half, he won the ball deep, took three players out of the game with one pass, and almost got on the end of the eventual ball in inside the penalty area. All through that move, he wasn't tracked or closed down.

Gravenberch was only four per cent lower than him with 37 out of 41 passes completed. Between them, the holding pair in midfield completely dominated possession and penned Ipswich back, while in front of them, Szoboszlai was finding all sorts of space and Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz thrived.

Diaz was selected as the number nine ahead of Darwin Nunez, and the question about whether the Uruguayan could kick on from his goals against Brentford has been answered. So too has the debate over whether or not Diaz's effectiveness against lower block sides has waned in recent weeks: not on this evidence.

Like Mac Allister, Diaz was everywhere here, popping up wherever the space allowed. He played mainly in the middle but drifted wide to his favored left wing berth, completed four dribbles, and then found some decisive moments in the final third.

Gakpo will get the headlines for his two goals but Diaz and Salah played their part alongside him. With Diogo Jota missing and Federico Chiesa still adjusting, this front line is the first choice. Here, the reason for that was clear.

If Liverpool can show this level of control and dominance in a few more matches before the season ends, it will be the Premier League champion. While Arsenal went a man down through a red card and still won (albeit scoring to make it 1-0 after Wolves had also seen a man sent off), it won't matter what the Gunners do if the Reds continue in this manner.

With Mac Allister thriving and a vibrant front three filled with goals making light work of an Ipswich side determined to prove a point after its hammering last week, Liverpool won without any fuss. Arne Slot is always aiming for dominance and it doesn't get much more dominant than that.