Overview
- Former midfielder Nicky Butt labeled the record outlay for Isak “ridiculous” and suggested the transfer’s circumstances unsettled a squad that had just won the league.
- Since arriving from Newcastle, Isak has only scored in the Carabao Cup and remains without a Premier League or Champions League goal, with five league appearances noted by Forbes.
- Alan Shearer and Danny Mills pointed to a missed pre-season and training absence as reasons for his struggles, though Mills maintains the striker can still come good.
- Liverpool’s slump has deepened to nine defeats in 12 matches, placing the team in the bottom half and increasing scrutiny on head coach Arne Slot.
- Hugo Ekitike has six goals for Liverpool this season, while Newcastle’s replacement Nick Woltemade has netted six since his £69m move from Stuttgart.