Andoni Iraola told he's about to meet his 'new player' at Liverpool

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SportFootballLiverpool FCAlexander Isak will be desperte to succeed in the forthcoming season after his struggles in his first campaignAlexander Isak's critics could be in for a rude awakening this season according to Liverpool's greatest ever goalscorer.Despite the exorbitant fees that have already been paid for players this summer, Swedish forward Isak remains the Premier League's costliest performer following his acrimonious £125m transfer from Newcastle last year.But the protracted nature of that switch, as well as Isak's failure take part in pre-season training as he went on strike to force the move, meant that the forward endured a torrid start to Anfield life in Arne Slot's struggling Reds side.Then just as he had got up to speed, the 26-year-old suffered a broken leg in the act of scoring in a win at Tottenham Hotspur in December.Isak still hasn't played a full 90 minutes for the Reds, but after impressing at the World Cup he will join the pre-season tour of the USA in the coming days and could feature in forthcoming friendlies against Wrexham in New York and Leeds United in Chicago.Ian Rush, surely Liverpool's greatest No.9 after scoring a club record 346 goals, is confident that a fully fit and firing Isak will be a real asset to the Reds."I'm hoping Isak comes back a new player," Rush told the BBC."He'll be ready. He doesn't need a pre-season.

He's got over his injuries and he's played for Sweden at the World Cup."I think he'll be coming back looking to prove a thing or two to other people."FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageChoose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FC