Alexander Isak 'difficulty' outlined as Liverpool told when it should see best of $169M man

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Isak missed pre-season with Liverpool because his $169 million (£125 million) move only went through on deadline day. "Obviously, we know he had that spell out of the team at Newcastle and individual work cannot replicate the work of pre-season, one without a little bit of game time, and two without that competitive edge in training.

That is why that pre-season program is so important — you have a clear block in the calendar." Isak was on strike in the summer and didn't train with his Newcastle teammates. "He picked up a couple of soft tissue injuries when he was at Newcastle — adductor, calf issues — but again, there is context.

"Post the international break and heading into November, you should be seeing Isak approaching somewhere near his best levels on a consistent level again." Liverpool.com says: Isak has looked pretty sharp considering how much time he has missed. The Swede is still getting up to speed, but there have already been good signs of what he will bring to Slot's attack.