Liverpool handed new brutal Alexander Isak reality with unwanted record
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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballAlexander IsakAlexander Isak has endured a difficult start to life at Liverpool following his summer move from Newcastle UnitedAlexander Isak has seemingly hit an unwanted Premier League milestone after Liverpool's latest defeat in the Premier League. The Sweden international joined the Reds in the summer transfer window from Newcastle United in a deal worth £125million.Isak voiced his ambition to leave Newcastle throughout the summer transfer window, which ultimately resulted in the striker securing his desired move to Anfield.Prior to that, Isak was absent from all pre-season fixtures for the Magpies and trained separately from his teammates whilst the transfer saga continued.Since his Newcastle departure, Isak has managed just one goal for Liverpool - scored against Southampton in the Carabao Cup - and remains without a goal in the Premier League, reports Chronicle Live.READ MORE: Morgan Gibbs-White sums up Liverpool problems with alarming admission about facing RedsREAD MORE: Liverpool 15-year-old linked with Arsenal and Chelsea transfer scores againSaturday witnessed Isak and Liverpool suffer another setback as the Reds fell to a 3-0 home defeat against Nottingham Forest.
Isak started the match before being withdrawn during the second half, with the loss also seeing Isak establish an unwanted Premier League milestone.According to Opta, Isak has now made history as the first player in Premier League terms to suffer defeat in all four of his initial four starts for Liverpool.This statistic has resulted in Isak's post-signing remarks coming back to haunt him, with the striker having outlined his determination to "create history" after signing for Liverpool."It's a mixture of what the club is building, but what they’re building on top of what the club already is. The history of the club," Isak told Liverpool's club website after completing his move to Anfield."Me getting the chance to be a part of this, I want to create history.
I’m super-happy that I’ve been given this chance and I’m very motivated to do something well with it."For the latest news and breaking news, visit liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc. Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you.Follow us on Twitter @LivEchoLFC - the official Liverpool ECHO LFC Twitter account - for all the latest LFC news as it happens in real time.We're also on Facebook/LiverpoolEchoLFC - your must-see LFC news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Liverpool ECHO.Listen to our podcasts by searching for 'Blood Red' wherever you get your podcasts.Sign up for one of the Liverpool Echo's free daily and weekly newsletters on Liverpool FC by clicking here.