Liverpool Injury Blow: Cody Gakpo Concern Deepens as Alexander Isak Returns for Assessment
Liverpool have been left facing an anxious wait over the fitness of Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak after a difficult spell on international duty, with Daily Star reporting fresh concern around two important attacking players.
Gakpo’s issue appears the more immediate concern. The...
Cody Gakpo injury scare piles pressure on Liverpool after Alexander Isak setback
Liverpool’s international break has taken on that all too familiar feel of dread, the kind that creeps in quietly and then suddenly seems to be everywhere. According to Echo, Cody Gakpo was forced off after only 16 minutes during the Netherlands’ latest outing,...
Alexander Isak Sets Liverpool Target After Strong Start to New Season
There are some footballers for whom a price tag eventually becomes part of their name. Alexander Isak knows that particular burden better than most. Liverpool paid £125m for the Sweden international, an investment significant enough to ensure every goal, every missed chance and every...
Alexander Isak responds to Andoni Iraola’s call for more at Liverpool
Alexander Isak has accepted Andoni Iraola’s call for greater involvement in Liverpool’s attacking play, despite a productive start to the season in front of goal.
Four goals and one assist in seven appearances have given the striker an encouraging platform after a difficult previous campaign....
Alexander Isak and Jeremy Jacquet Earn Premier League Award Recognition
Liverpool’s encouraging start under Andoni Iraola has produced plenty of talking points, but perhaps the clearest indication of progress comes at opposite ends of the pitch.
Alexander Isak is scoring goals. Jeremy Jacquet is helping prevent them.
Both Liverpool players have now been shortlisted for the Premier...
Alexander Isak delivers Liverpool’s decisive moments
Alexander Isak can change the meaning of a performance in a few seconds. A match that has offered little encouragement suddenly becomes a victory, and an otherwise quiet afternoon acquires a decisive contribution.
That was the value Lewis Steele identified when discussing Liverpool’s win at Bournemouth with Dave Davis on...
Alexander Isak thriving as Andoni Iraola sharpens Liverpool’s attack
Liverpool have begun the new season with a freshness that has stirred the crowd and raised expectations, and at the heart of it all stands Alexander Isak. As David Lynch notes, there is a cruel twist in that for Arne Slot, who must surely look on...
Liverpool and Florian Wirtz: why turning it around starts with better chances
Liverpool paid for a player who could decide matches. With Florian Wirtz, the question is how often glimpses of that ability can become something more substantial.
Debate following the win over Bournemouth has sharpened the scrutiny. A substantial transfer fee brings substantial expectations, and...
Liverpool’s Minteh admiration meets a January obstacle as Gakpo shines
Liverpool can admire Yankuba Minteh without having an obvious place for him. That is the difficulty beneath renewed January speculation, and Cody Gakpo’s outstanding start to the season has made it harder to resolve.
A transfer that once appeared to offer a way of reshaping the...
Cody Gakpo is setting the standard for Liverpool’s attack under Iraola
Football has a habit of making certainty look foolish. A player can spend a summer being discussed as a possible departure, then spend the opening weeks of the season demonstrating how difficult he would be to replace.
Cody Gakpo is providing Liverpool with that reminder....
