{"id":23147,"date":"2025-09-10T05:38:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/anfields-source-on-why-alexander-isaac-may-start-liverpool-this-weekend\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T05:38:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:38:30","slug":"anfields-source-on-why-alexander-isaac-may-start-liverpool-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/anfields-source-on-why-alexander-isaac-may-start-liverpool-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Anfield&#8217;s source on why Alexander Isaac may start Liverpool this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>According to sources at Anfield, Liverpool&#8217;s new signature, Alexander Isaac, may have to wait for the Reds&#8217; first start.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ISAK only completed the move to Liverpool at the end of the summer transfer period, and Reds fans are desperate to see Swedish International active.<\/p>\n<p>However, Isaac&#8217;s fitness hasn&#8217;t played football recently, so it seems like there may be a bit of concern for now as he has started a preseason and a Premier League campaign with Newcastle United.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s minimal, but let&#8217;s see how fitness levels return from international obligations. But I don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s possible,&#8221; Anfield source told Graeme Bailey. <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/liverpool-are-making-one-thing-clear-about-alexander-isak-starting-vs-burnley\/?utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=dlvr.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TBR Football<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This probably means seeing ISAK from the bench for his LFC debut, but he will probably start the game a little while.<\/p>\n<h2>What does the arrival of Alexander Isaac mean to Hugo Ekichike?<\/h2>\n<p>Isaac is a Newcastle star and established himself as one of Europe&#8217;s best strikers, but his arrival at Liverpool follows a great start to the season from Hugo Ekicchique.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swedish national team Alexander Isaac (pictured by Timothy Rogers\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another summer signature on Arne Slot&#8217;s side, Ekitike joined Liverpool early in the window from Eintracht Frankfurt, looking truly promising.<\/p>\n<p>The French seem to be a clear upgrade to Darwin Nunes ahead of time, but he may find himself falling on the bench after Isaac&#8217;s arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool certainly didn&#8217;t spend that much money on ISAK just to put him on the bench on a regular basis, but can the two strikers probably play together?<\/p>\n<p>The slot could potentially shift Ekitique wide to the left, but that&#8217;s not his best position, so perhaps we&#8217;ll see a tactical change in which the two strikers play in advance?<\/p>\n<p>This is very different to how Liverpool played these days, meaning top scorer Mohamed Sarah has changed a lot.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to sources at Anfield, Liverpool&#8217;s new signature, Alexander Isaac, may have to wait for the Reds&#8217; first start. ISAK only completed the move to Liverpool at the end of the summer transfer period, and Reds fans are desperate to see Swedish International active. 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