At Anfield, Alexander Isak has begun the new campaign with the sharpness Liverpool expected when they paid €145 million to bring him from Newcastle last season. The 27-year-old Sweden forward has already matched his entire scoring return from the previous year, offering an early answer to the questions that followed a difficult first spell on Merseyside.
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Isak scored four times in 22 appearances last season, when fitness problems repeatedly interrupted his involvement under Arne Slot. Those absences limited his rhythm and left Liverpool supporters waiting for the version of the striker they had hoped would lead the line after his expensive arrival.
September has brought a markedly different picture. Isak now has four goals from five league matches, reaching last season’s total while the domestic campaign is still only beginning.
His latest contribution came against Bournemouth at the weekend. Isak delivered the decisive goal in Liverpool’s narrow win, securing the club’s second Premier League victory of the season.
For Andoni Iraola, the forward’s return to form gives Liverpool a striker in his best run since arriving at Anfield: available, scoring and beginning to turn a costly transfer into a more convincing presence week after week.
