Alexander Isak fears clear as UK media offers worrying Liverpool verdict - 'Vision disappeared'

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Liverpool made hard work of its 2-1 win over Tottenham, and the victory may have come at a cost after Alexander Isak was forced off immediately after scoring just his second league goal for the clubAlexander Isak was forced off immediately after scoring for Liverpool against Tottenham(Image: Getty Images)Liverpool gave its top four hopes a major boost with a 2-1 win at Tottenham on Saturday - yet the mood isn’t exactly buoyant given the way in which the game panned out for the Reds.Goals from Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike, complete with a long-awaited league assist for Florian Wirtz, earned a valuable three points for the visitors in north London, although they did their best to once again throw away a two-goal lead - even against nine men.In a game in which Tottenham’s beleaguered players lost their heads, with Xavi Simons and Cristian Romero both needlessly sent off, Liverpool still somehow nearly passed up its golden opportunity, and now it is counting the cost of its win.READ MORE: Alexander Isak injury update as Liverpool star's knee might be completely fineREAD MORE: Hugo Ekitike on Tottenham 'war' after Alexander Isak injury - 'That wasn't football'Isak was forced off injured immediately after scoring, with fears raised that the Premier League’s most expensive player may have sustained a serious problem. Here’s what they made of the Reds’ victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium…Sam Wallace - The TelegraphBy the end, Arne Slot’s players were hanging on for a win against a dysfunctional nine-man Tottenham Hotspur team with one of the worst home records in the club’s history – so not all of this felt like a great triumph for the defending Premier League champions.Liverpool are back up to fifth place and with the first three-game winning streak since their season went into nosedive at the end of September.

And yet there was much they will regret.Hugo Ekitike's header ended up being the winning goal for Liverpool.(Image: 2025 Marc Atkins)Once again, Liverpool very nearly folded at the end – just as Spurs were themselves doing their best to self-destruct. Whatever else folk think of him, the poor fella has none, evidenced by one swing of his left leg that helped win a game and quite possibly wrecked his own season, too.A full diagnosis of an injury to his knee will come in time, but lengthy treatment and the sight of him being helped from the pitch here stirred fears of a potentially serious issue.Alexander Isak's injury is a major worry for Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)If that is the case, it will be desperately unfortunate, not least for the fact that it was sustained in the act of scoring for 1-0 just 11 minutes after entering the game as a half-time substitute.Sympathy around his previous difficulties has been limited owing to the methods he deployed in leaving Newcastle, but only the cold-hearted wouldn’t feel for him in this scenario, which encompassed a huge contribution to Liverpool winning a wild game.Jamie Braidwood - The IndependentIn a flash, the pieces finally clicked together.It took less than six seconds for Liverpool’s £300m trio to rip through Tottenham’s 10 men after Cristian Romero’s careless pass from defence.

And there was Alexander Isak, supplying the movement and the first-time finish, as well as the ruthlessness Liverpool wanted when they smashed their transfer record to sign him.And then, like a window that closed as quickly as it had opened, a vision of Liverpool’s future disappeared.Isak, upon scoring just his second Premier League goal since his record £125m move from Newcastle, was clattered into by Micky van de Ven as the Tottenham defender attempted the block. The striker’s face revealed the immediate concern, as did the sight of Liverpool’s players cutting their celebrations short.