Newcastle will want Alexander Isak on high type in the event that they’re to have a shot at beating Liverpool within the League Cup remaining on Sunday, with the Swede rated extraordinarily extremely by a former Magpies striker.
Within the semi-finals towards Arsenal , Isak may need solely scored considered one of Newcastle’s 4 objectives, however he proved the distinction by dominating William Saliba and Gabriel.
Sunday’s sport will current arguably an excellent harder opponent within the form of Liverpool duo Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate, however Isak proved together with his purpose and through their 3-3 draw with the Reds at St. James’ Park earlier this season he is ready to trigger them issues.
Isak performed brilliantly within the semi-finals (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Former Newcastle striker Les Ferdinand – who can be a part of the Sky Sports activities crew for the Carabao Cup remaining stay on Sunday from 3pm
“He does every thing a improbable centre-forward ought to,” Ferdinand solely tells FourFourTwo . “He can come brief or go lengthy and his studying of the sport is great. He is additionally received nice maintain up play. And a very powerful ingredient: he can rating all kinds of objectives.
Les Ferdinand charges Isak extraordinarily extremely (Picture credit score: Alamy)
“Once I go searching at strikers on this nation, strikers in Europe for the time being, he needs to be up there with one of the best of them when it comes to his all-round sport. I’ve seen him play towards Arsenal on two events, and Saliba and Gabriel might be one of many hardest partnerships within the league, and for each video games he is given them the runaround.
“They discovered him very, very tough to come up with – and it is not simply been these two video games. I’ve seen him all season, sporadically, however in these two video games particularly, the place I assumed this can be an actual check for him, he actually got here out on high on each of them. So for me, strikers in Europe for the time being, he is actually one of many higher ones.”
Former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp additionally highlights Isak versus Van Dijk as a key match-up at Wembley, too.
“There are many nice gamers on present, and an ideal match-up when it comes to Van Dijk towards Isak,” Redknapp tells FourFourTwo . “It may simply resolve which means this sport goes. I feel it is received the makings of a basic.”
Isak will face a tough check towards Van Dijk (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
In FourFourTwo ‘s view, Isak is the second greatest striker within the Premier League behind Erling Haaland , together with his all-round play distinctive. Trophies and particular person accolades will inevitably come throughout his profession, maybe beginning on Sunday…
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