Alexander Isak breaks silence with statement after being targeted in Newcastle v Liverpool

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Alexander Isak was the subject of fearsome abuse from Newcastle United supporters during Liverpool's visit to St James' Park. We go on to the next #ynwa".Liverpool resume their Premier League campaign on Saturday with Nottingham Forest visiting in new head coach Andoni Iraola's first competitive home fixture in charge (12.30pm kick-off).Isak did not have the return he was hoping for in Newcastle, as he failed to get on the scoresheet despite playing 90 minutes, and was largely kept quiet by Sven Botman and Malick Thiaw.He and fellow big-money signing Florian Wirtz were on the receiving end of criticism from Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville, who believes that the duo need to do more to justify their price tags.Alexander Isak could not get on the scoresheet against Newcastle.

(Image: Getty Images)"The big thing for Liverpool is they've got this quarter-of-a-billion-pound front two, Isak and Wirtz and bloody hell, we've been kind to them," he said."They're going to have to start playing sooner or later or else, to be fair, they're going to get quite a lot of criticism. I want to put a rocket up him because there's ability there, there's talent there, the understanding of his position."Neville added: "I've watched them both for 12 months, and I do actually have faith in them.

I think Isak's an exceptional player and we've seen it."I never saw anybody give Gabriel and Saliba or Van Dijk and Konate a tougher time as Isak did when he played at Newcastle in a black and white shirt. I've seen him be devastating."Now Liverpool fans and his team-mates and coaching staff, they need to see that - because that's £125m they've spent on him.