Isak set to miss Brentford game, Howe fires back

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"I don’t know if it’s sharpness or not. "That is what he has done his whole life and that is what I expect him to do in the upcoming weeks and months for our club as well." An influx of £450million (€516m) of new signings in the summer has led to some teething problems and Salah has been a victim as much as anyone.

"I think (Salah) has been in promising positions often enough for him to score goals but maybe with Trent even more – I don’t know," added the Dutchman. Following victory over Frankfurt, Slot said Isak, who has one goal in eight appearances for his new club, was struggling because "you cannot compare a player who maybe hasn't trained or played in pre-season for a smaller club to then go to Liverpool".

Asked if he felt he had to go in to bat for Newcastle over Slot's "smaller club" remark given their recent re-emergence, Howe, whose side beat Liverpool in last season's Carabao Cup final, said: "I don't have to do that, I don't feel. But you obviously know what my answer would be." He added: "I don't think that's wise, for me to get involved in those discussions, I think.