Jamie Carragher's damning Alexander Isak fear as he spots problem no one is talking about

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SportFootballLiverpool FCJamie Carragher has called out one factor relating to Alexander Isak's progress at Liverpool that he believes could become a major issueLiverpool icon Jamie Carragher has cast doubt as to whether Alexander Isak will live up to his billing at Anfield. The Premier League's all-time record signing has endured a hellish first season on Merseyside following his £125million move from Newcastle last summer.Isak, 26, scored his fourth goal for the club in Saturday's 3-1 win at home to Crystal Palace.

And Carragher is mightily concerned given, in his experience, no player ever really took off at Liverpool following a bad debut campaign.READ MORE: Liverpool's final fixtures compared to Man Utd, Chelsea and Aston Villa in Champions League chargeREAD MORE: National media react as 'ropey' Liverpool left with another dark cloud - 'Drama begins'"[The big-spending summer] hasn't worked," he told the ECHO. All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page"But I've said this before; my experience as a Liverpool player, every player who came to the club, I can't remember one who didn't really do much in his first season, and then was a revelation afterwards.

Arne Slot's side were in a state of transition after lifting the Premier League title last season, and fitting £446million worth of new talent into the squad has brought challenges of its own.The striker's leg injury at the tail end of 2026 also dented his aspirations even further, effectively making this term a write-off as the team struggled all the more in his absence. Liverpool bought a lot of players last summer, so they are not going to buy a load this summer."The ageing form of Salah and, at times, Virgil van Dijk, coupled with Alisson's injury issues, have hampered Liverpool at times.