Federico Chiesa equals something not seen at Liverpool since 1906 after Reds beat Ipswich

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Liverpool enjoyed a comfortable afternoon of Premier League action on Saturday as they beat Ipswich Town 4-1.

The Reds were heavy favourites heading into the game against the relegation candidates and asserted their dominance to win convincingly.

With Liverpool so comfortably ahead, Arne Slot took the chance to throw on some players who haven’t been regulars of late.

One of those to make an appearance was Federico Chiesa, who has now featured in each of the last three Liverpool fixtures.

Chiesa only played for five minutes against Ipswich, but it is more minutes in the legs of a player who really needs it.

And even though he spent such a short time on the pitch at Anfield, it turns out that the Italian equalled a record held at Liverpool for 119 years.

Federico Chiesa equals consecutive wins record

It would have been nice to see Slot give Chiesa a little bit longer on Saturday.

With Liverpool easing to victory, it would have perhaps been useful for the 27-year-old to get a proper run out against Premier League opposition.

Nevertheless, Chiesa is likely to play a larger part on Wednesday when Liverpool are in Champions League action against PSV Eindhoven.

If the Italy international does feature in that match, he’ll have the chance to further a record that has stood since 1906 at Liverpool.

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“Federico Chiesa and Jayden Danns have both won all 8 of their games for Liverpool,” statistician Michael Reid reports on X after Saturday’s win.

“They are only the second and third players in the club’s history to win each of his first 8 competitive appearances, after George Latham from 1905 to 1906.”

How did Federico Chiesa do against Ipswich?

With Liverpool cruising, it felt like the perfect time for Slot to get 20 or 30 minutes into Chiesa.

However, for whatever reason, the Liverpool head coach saw things differently, holding the No.14 back until the 85th minute.

By the time Chiesa entered proceedings, the Reds were well on their way to three points and were simply playing out the remaining minutes.

During that time he only touched the ball three times. Not exactly the run out Fede probably needed, but they all count and it earned him – and Danns – their own little slice of Liverpool history.