Isak injury update, surprise comments and Nick Pope – Howe speaks after Liverpool loss
Goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister either side of half time were enough to condemn Newcastle to defeat, in what’s hopefully not a preview of things to come at Wembley in just over a fortnight.
With controversial selections, injury woes and an FA Cup tie against Brighton on the horizon, here’s what the gaffer had to say after the game at Anfield.
Alexander Isak injury update
The big news before the game was Alexander Isak’s absence from the squad, which was later revealed to be a groin injury.
Speaking on the injury to his star man, Howe clarified further for fans: “It goes without saying how important he is to us and I think you can see that tonight – I thought we missed him.”
“It was a late decision, around midday. He didn’t feel right with his groin, so we didn’t risk it. We’ve got too many big games to come. We knew he was feeling something yesterday. We hoped he would improve overnight but it didn’t improve enough.”
After the game, Howe said that he still expects the former Real Sociedad forward to indeed be fit for the Carabao Cup final, feeling it is “not serious at all” and a precautionary move to make sure he’s fine for the weeks ahead.
