Ian Rush names Liverpool star who will be like 'a new player' for Andoni Iraola
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesIan RushLiverpool legend Ian Rush has named the Reds player who will be "a new player" for Andoni Iraola this coming season, with his injury problems hopefully now behind himLiverpool legends Ian Rush and Kenny Dalglish.(Image: Simon Stacpoole/Offside via Getty Images)Liverpool legend Ian Rush is backing Alexander Isak to be like a new signing for the Reds in the coming season, with the Swede set to link up with his teammates again in the next few days.Isak missed most of his debut campaign at Anfield because of injury problems, but he is now fully fit and firing again. Alongside Florian Wirtz and Ryan Gravenberch, he will travel to the US to join his Liverpool teammates on tour this weekend.One of Andoni Iraola's key tasks will be ensuring that the team is funneling the ball to dangerous positions for Isak to shoot from as often as possible, with pre-season a key period in which to implement those ideas."I'm hoping (Isak) comes back a new player," Rush told the BBC."He'll be ready.
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."Liverpool signed Isak for a fee of around $169 million (£125 million) last summer after a protracted saga. Only at the World Cup did he look back at full tilt again."It's a fresh start for Isak and an opportunity to kick on," Danny Mills told Snabbare recently."It didn't start well at Liverpool last year with the debacle around the transfer, not turning up for training, not being fit, and then picking up an injury."That snowballed throughout the season.
It almost wrote the season off for him, and it goes back to not having a pre-season.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. If he fulfills his potential, the Swede will score loads of goals, bringing the best out of those around him too.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCIan RushAlexander Isak