Alexander Isak makes Liverpool goal admission and addresses form concerns - 'I've been battling'

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SportFootballLiverpool FCAlexander Isak has spoken after scoring his first Premier League goal for Liverpool at Anfield in the win over Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoonAlexander Isak believes his first home Premier League goal for Liverpool can act as a springboard for finally producing his best form.Isak has suffered a miserable time with fitness issues, injuries and difficultly integrating into a new team since making a British record £125million move from Newcastle United last September.However, he marked a third successive start on Saturday by intercepting a mishit shot from Alexis Mac Allister and scoring only his fourth goal for the Reds to set them on their way to a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace that moved them into the top four for the first time in three months.And asked if his strike felt like a big moment, Isak said: "For sure, I've been battling getting back to full fitness and scoring a goal is probably the best way to finding form again. I'm really happy.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!

All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page"I don't know but I felt like that shot (from Mac Allister) wasn't going in, I kind of intercepted it and it became a good touch and I managed to put it in the back of the net."Palace were aiming to become the first team ever to defeat Liverpool on four occasions in the same campaign.Andy Robertson netted shortly after Isak's opener before Florian Wirtz made the game safe late on after Daniel Munoz had pulled a goal back in controversial fashion by scoring when Reds goalkeeper Freddie Woodman was injured on the floor."Crystal Palace is a good competitor and it's never an easy game," said Isak. "I think we played well in big parts of the game.

Maybe we shouldn't have had to be a bit nervy at the end, but we played good and really good for the lads to get up to fourth."Palace are one of the most difficult teams to score against and we showed that we have got the quality and have to keep this form."It's still really tight in the table and anything can happen, but we've put ourselves in a good position to attack these last couple of games."Liverpool were indebted to a handful of good saves from third-choice keeper Woodman, who was making his first Premier League start for the club having appeared as substitute in the Merseyside derby win at Everton the previous week.And speaking to LFC TV, Isak said: "He did absolutely brilliant. It's never easy to come in especially in a position like him where you kind of have to be ready but it's not often you get the chance, it's really big from him to put on a performance like this."He deserved a clean sheet, but it was a really big performance from him."Choose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCAlexander Isak