Alexander Isak agreement reached as Newcastle shots fired after slow Liverpool start

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Having spent much of the summer trying to force through a move to Anfield, the striker trained alone before eventually getting his deadline day switch, and he didn’t play his first minutes until he went away on duty with Sweden last month. “You can just keep on training here – Lucho [Luis Diaz] and Harvey [Elliott] get their transfers, Tyler Morton gets his transfer, all these players, I can come up with eight, nine, 10 I think in the last window, that just conduct themselves in the best possible way.” Slot’s comments might have enraged Newcastle fans, but he’s not alone in his view.

Sweden boss Jon Dahl Tomasson has been on the same wavelength as the Liverpool head coach recently, with Slot even complimenting him for the way in which he handled Isak during last month’s international break, and the former Newcastle striker seemed to take a subtle dig at his old club as he spoke ahead of his country’s latest round of games. "We can't change the situation (with Isak)," Tomasson said.

"That's also a reason why we couldn't play him so much last month. That's how we plan, while Liverpool have done really well." Although Isak hasn’t quite found his feet yet, both Slot and Tomasson have been in agreement that he just needs time before he returns to his best form - something both seemingly wish he was given back at Newcastle.Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.