Liverpool manager Arne Slot admitted that he was open to the prospect of playing a 4-4-2 to accommodate both Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitiké, although only under specific circumstances. It took months,

All eyes were on the new signing, but it was the old guard that got the job done for Liverpool in its first Champions League game of the new season.

Peter Crouch has shared who he thinks is better between Manchester City striker Erling Haaland and Liverpool newcomer Alexander Isak. The league’s most high-profile centre-forwards are now both at clubs expected to challenge for the Premier League and Champions League.

Three years later, Isak’s Newcastle debut came at Anfield in an early-season Premier League fixture, and he opened the scoring shortly before half-time that night with a stylish finish.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as ‘Not Really’—Virgil van Dijk Sets Record Straight on Alexander Isak Arrival. Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has insisted that Alexander Isak has been signed as a “replacement”, rather than an addition to the squad, seemingly for the departed Darwin Núñez.

Liverpool sporting director, Richard Hughes, justified the £450 million ($606m) summer spend which saw two club records shattered, and a squad reshaped with some of Europe’s hottest talents. Alexander Isak arrived for a record £125m ($168m) breaking the club’s transfer ceiling,

Liverpool’s build-up to the Merseyside meeting with Everton has been overshadowed by uncertainty over Alexander Isak’s readiness to start. After his debut midweek, the striker admitted he “felt his body more than ever before” – a candid reflection that prompted manager Arne Slot to cast doubt over his involvement from the off.

Thierry Henry is “annoyed” that people continue to compare Man City’s Erling Haaland and new Liverpool star Alexander Isak, who are “two different players”.