Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah both scored as Liverpool eventually downed Ipswich to hand Arne Slot a first win as Red boss.
A much-improved second-half showing secured a 2-0 win for Liverpool, to take them above Manchester United in the table ahead of the 3pm games.
Ipswich, cheered on by new minority shareholder and singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran from the Portman Road stands, went toe-to-toe with Liverpool in the first half but failed to take their chances when they presented themselves.
Slot's new side improved markedly after the break, taking the lead on the hour mark through Jota, before a fine move was finished off by Egyptian forward Salah five minutes later to effectively kill off the Ipswich challenge.
Liverpool had a host of chances to make the result even more emphatic, but two goals were enough to navigate Liverpool and Slot past a tricky first game of the campaign.
