Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) will feel mightily relieved after what they witnessed inside the first 10 minutes of the Reds’ Premier League clash against Ipswich tonight.Andoni Iraola’s side have begun the campaign with a pair of 2-2 draws, needing late equalisers against Newcastle and Nottingham Forest just to salvage those two points, but they were much quicker out of the blocks at Portman Road.Gakpo sets up Isak on the doubleThere were only six minutes on the clock when Cody Gakpo charged forward from the middle third of the pitch and threaded a delightful through ball to Alexander Isak, who took one touch to set himself before crashing a shot past Kjell Scherpen to open the scoring.Roughly 150 seconds later, that Liverpool double act was at it again as the Dutchman played an exquisite pass with the outside of his boot into the path of the Swedish striker, who remained onside and took full advantage of the proportion of the goalmouth that the Ipswich goalkeeper left visible.The Reds forwards have now combined for three goals in the last 90 minutes of football for their team, with Gakpo also setting up Isak to score against Forest last weekend.(Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)FSG must be relieved they didn’t sell GakpoHad the final 48 hours of the transfer window gone differently, Liverpool’s number 18 might’ve been in Manchester rather than Suffolk tonight, with Man City having attempted to lure him from Anfield a few days ago, only for their £80m bid to be rejected.The 27-year-old had started the season brightly with a goal and an assist in his first two games, and his overall performances had been one of the biggest positives for LFC from those matches, so it would’ve been extremely risky from FSG to sanction his sale to a direct rival so close to the summer deadline.Even with Liverpool exploring late-window moves for Ismaila Sarr and Yankuba Minteh, Gakpo represented a sure thing who’d already proven his worth at Anfield and has looked revitalised since a difficult 2025/26 campaign.Having seen him set up both of Isak’s goals inside the first 10 minutes tonight – and with sublime pieces of play for the assists, too – the LFC hierarchy must feel mightily relieved that they held onto the Dutchman rather than allowing him to join Man City.You can view Gakpo’s two assists for Isak below, via @SkySportsPL on X:A blistering finish from Alexander Isak! pic.twitter.com/jSGlIZsQtA— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 4, 2026Inside NINE minutes Alexander Isak has two goals! pic.twitter.com/3UGq0bwqRm— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 4, 2026 The post FSG will be breathing a massive sigh of relief after what happened in first 10 minutes v Ipswich appeared first on The Empire of The Kop.