"Why Criticizing Alexander Isak is Nonsense: I'm Betting He'll Outscore Newcastle's Osula and Wissa Combined!"

ALEXANDER ISAK failed to score on his return to Newcastle, so apparently that makes him bang average.

Did not miss a sitter against Bournemouth? But he is still steaming towards the Golden Boot according to everyone.

The criticism of Isak for his showing back at St James’ Park, with all that pressure and a new manager, was daft.

Add onto that people were angry that he let the designated penalty taker, who scored, take the 99th-minute spot kick and it was all rather baffling to see.

So I am willing to stick my neck out and say that the Swede will score more than and Will Osula combined this season and offer up a £2,000 bet to charity to back it up.

To consider Isak a flop, with all the emotion of that opening day, including the Kevin Keegan tributes, is foolish, especially given the forward line he will be playing in this season.

Should the Reds be able to add both and another former team-mate of mine, Ismaila Sarr from Crystal Palace, that moves the needle and helps Isak a lot.

He will then have two wingers either side of him with bags of pace who are also willing to run and work without the ball, opening up space which was not there before.

The strongest attribute of both Barcola and Sarr is getting players one-on-one and their profiles are completely different to that of and Mo Salah, which could improve things for Isak.

Should Barcola come in, then I can see Gakpo being allowed to move on to Tottenham as part of what is going to be a very busy end to the window.

Fixtures Results Table

Saturday 29 August

Liverpool

12:30

EPL

Forest

Friday 4 September

Ipswich

20:00

EPL

Liverpool

Unknown date

Liverpool

LEC

Spurs

Saturday 12 September

Liverpool

15:00

EPL

Fulham

Sunday 23 August

English Premier League Pld Pts GD W D L Form

6

1

3

1

1

0

0

7

1

3

1

1

0

0

8

1

3

1

1

0

0

9

1

3

1

1

0

0

10

1

1

0

0

1

0

11

1

1

0

0

1

0

12

1

0

-1

0

0

1

13

1

0

-1

0

0

1

It feels as if the World Cup has pushed a lot of the business back towards the end of the window.

And I can also see a number of clubs starting to panic, four or five of the bigger boys deciding they suddenly need something before the close.