'Alexander Isak was unprofessional and naive and he's now paying the price at Liverpool'

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Former Liverpool midfielder Don Hutchison has taken a dim view on Alexander Isak's slow start to life at Anfield following £125m transfer from Newcastle UnitedAlexander Isak has been told he is paying the price for his lack of professionalism this summer with a slow start to life at Liverpool. He was either going to go to Liverpool or stay at Newcastle, so either way he needed to be match fit."He shouldn’t have been selfish.

If the move didn’t happen, he’d then be match fit for Newcastle."It was unprofessional and naive not just to down tools but to also sacrifice his match fitness for whoever he was going to play for."Hutchison added: "I think he’s been managed and advised really badly by his agent all summer. He’s under contract with Newcastle, he owes them fitness and professionalism."Bigger picture, if you end up at Liverpool you have to hit the ground running.

Now he’s playing catch-up and it’s because of how he behaved."Liverpool went into the international break having suffered three successive defeats for the first time under Arne Slot after narrow setbacks at Crystal Palace, Galatasaray and Chelsea.The Reds have had issues integrating a raft of new signings, not helped by a drop in form among some of their more established stars such as Mohamed Salah.Salah recently had his work-rate questioned by Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney, and Hutchison said: "Wayne's got a point."Mo Salah over the years, it's not like he's never tracked back, but when you look at Liverpool's average positions last year compared to now, they were 20 yards higher up the pitch, so Salah could close down easier. They all run for him and he's the one that's bagging close to a thousand goals."