Rousing the Kop

Alexander Isak picks his favourite Liverpool striker from the Premier League era, ‘that’s the one’

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Alexander Isak is quickly becoming the striker Liverpool supporters were hoping he would turn into after joining for £125m from Newcastle. 9s in world football while playing for the Magpies, and after a stuttering first year, he is finally doing the same at Anfield.Fans will now be hoping that Isak can follow in the footsteps of some of their iconic strikers of the Premier League era.



Luis Suarez is Isak’s favourite Liverpool striker Isak is the latest in a fairly long list of Liverpool hitmen to light up the Premier League, with the Reds claiming some incredibly prolific players over the last 34 years. Isak was asked to pick between the best of them in a winner stays on challenge by Premier League Brasil, with Roberto Firmino firstly pitted against Daniel Sturridge.

READ MORE: Alan Shearer says he’s spotted a new partnership really clicking at Liverpool, ‘something brewing’ Mane is quickly knocked out by Suarez, who Isak goes on to pick instead of Fernando Torres, Michael Owen and Robbie Fowler. It would be fascinating to see whether Isak would have picked Suarez over Mohamed Salah, but in terms of strikers, the Uruguayan is certainly a strong choice.