Newcastle fans make feelings clear as Alexander Isak replacement enjoys dream start

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Nick Woltemade's Newcastle debut already has Toon fans asking: Alexander who?

The Magpies' replacement for departed frontman Alexander Isak made a scoring start to life on Tyneside with their opening goal against Wolves on Saturday.

Isak, who went on strike at Newcastle to force through his move, got his first minutes of the season as a substitute for Sweden against Kosovo in midweek and is expected to make his Liverpool debut against Burnley on Sunday.



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Woltemade headed Newcastle in front on his debut against Wolves.

Best striker we've had in years."

Another said: "Imagine if Woltemade scores more goals for Newcastle than Isak does for Liverpool this season."

A more measured response conceded that Newcastle had let an incredible talent go, but were enthusiastic about Woltemade's arrival

"Woltemade looks very good so far, great in the link-up play and class in the air," one wrote, with another predicting: "Nick Woltemade is going to be an aerial problem for the whole league."

Others were quick to draw comparisons between Woltemade and the man Newcastle missed out on, Manchester United's new striker Benjamin Sesko, who is yet to break his duck for the Red Devils

Woltemade's goal made him only the third German player to score on his Premier League debut - and the first in over three decades.

Uwe Rosler scored for Manchester City against QPR before Jurgen Klinsmann did the same for Tottenham against Sheffield Wednesday, both in 1994.

Meanwhile, Liverpool boss Arne Slot is confident new signing Isak will prove his talent.

Slot said: "[There are] many reasons [why we signed him] but one that maybe stands out for me is that he has already shown this in the Premier League and I think he is the only exception we made in terms of signing, he is a little bit older than the rest – still quite young but a bit older and showed himself in the Premier League.

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