Arne Slot singles out two Newcastle gamers who he thinks are ‘big threats’ to his Liverpool group

Liverpool play host to Newcastle on Wednesday night, two weeks earlier to their Carabao Cup closing assembly.

The Magpies are one in every of many few sides to take elements from Liverpool this season, having held Arne Slot’s males to an entertaining 3-3 draw as soon as extra in December.

Reds target Alexander Isak triggered the Liverpool backline factors all afternoon, with Jarell Quansah and Joe Gomez furthermore struggling to cope with Anthony Gordon on the left flank.

Having seen his facet fail to stifle the Newcastle assault at St James Park, Slot has pinpointed two Magpies gamers who will seemingly be a ‘menace’ at Anfield.

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Arne Slot highlights Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon ‘menace’

With each Isak and Gordon seemingly on Liverpool’s transfer radar, Slot will little doubt be retaining one eye on their Anfield effectivity.

Talking at his press convention forward of the sport, the Liverpool supervisor highlighted the ‘menace’ of the Newcastle pair – praising the latest kind of Isak.

“Understatement to say in nice kind, he (Isak) is in nice kind. The group effectivity will assist administration him. The extra ball possession we have now the extra we’re able to administration him though he’s harmful on counter-attacks. nonetheless we have now two fantastic centre-backs, which is what you want if you face the same old of Isak.

“I equivalent to the sort of play Eddie Howe has launched, a gaggle who has an excellent recreation plan, very intense with or with out the ball. Not the one offensive menace they’ve, Gordon is a big menace.”

Isak and Gordon’s big-six doc might fear Liverpool

Liverpool had been prepared to shut out Manchester Metropolis final weekend, nonetheless the Magpies will publish a extraordinarily utterly completely completely different draw again on Wednesday night.

Fast, aggressive and medical contained in the closing third – Virgil van Dijk and co must be on their A-game to close out the likes of Gordon and Isak, considerably if you attempt their doc in opposition to the large six this season.

Stats vs extreme six Anthony Gordon Alexander Isak
Video video video games 7 7
Targets 3 6
Assists 2 1
Stats from StatMuse

Daniel Sturridge recently labelled Isak as ‘special’, whether or not or not or not the Swede can current that Anfield nonetheless, we should always all the time wait and see.



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