Liverpool news: Alan Shearer verdict speaks volumes as new Alexander Isak worry emerges

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Having lost four games on the bounce in all competitions, Arne Slot’s men secured a thumping 5-1 win away from home in the Champions League’s league phase.The Reds will be feeling just a bit better about themselves after all the doom and gloom surrounding their results in the past few weeks. Isak, meanwhile, has been underwhelming, scoring once in eight appearances while the team’s results have faltered since his integration into the team.Shearer didn’t mince his words, telling Slot that he must bring Ekitike back into a starting role.

He told Betfair: "I think that Hugo Ekitike has already done enough to become Liverpool's number one striker for me, forget the price tags and everything else."He came in before anyone and obviously had scored the goals and looked really good in that position. Then he was sort of shifted out last night to a wider position, he wasn't really involved in the game up until the goal."Even the commentators said at the time that he hadn't really had many touches.

But then, the way he took his goal and the way he finished it to get himself into that position - he's got every right to think he should be starting on a regular basis."Liverpool worry - Ekitike opportunityDespite the criticism, Isak came close to finding the net against Eintracht in Liverpool’s midweek Champions League game. Slot told TNT Sports afterwards: "Alexander had to go off at half-time because he felt his groin a little bit.