Isak set to miss Brentford game, while Howe fires back

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"The way to unlock it is a moment of magic, which we had in the first half of (last) season, a lot with Mo (Salah), or a set piece, which we had at Frankfurt as well," he said. "But I think if I'm correct, that wasn't how people looked at it." Jeremie Frimpong, who reaggravated a hamstring injury on Wednesday, will be out for the next couple games at least, Slot said, while goalkeeper Alisson Becker remains out.

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. He said: "The set-up here is very good.