Liverpool demonstrator Alexander Isak has been branded “weak” by talkSPORT pundit Tony Cascarino, who has in recuperation contrasted the Swedish celebrity to previous Manchester Joined protector Raphael Varane.
Isak was amongst the goalscorers for Liverpool in their 3-1 win against Crystal Palace at Anfield last weekend break as well as was predicted to prelude against Manchester Joined at Worn Trafford on Sunday.
A win against Michael Carrick’s side will resolve a top-five place in the Premier League table for Liverpool.
But, Isak will not usage in the arcade, donning The Sun reporting that the previous Newcastle Joined demonstrator rotted a groin strains in coaching.
Isak will be bitterly grouchy, donning the Sweden global demonstrator having been able to lugging out single five appearances because redeeming from a gone against leg he rotted in December 2025.
A lot was predicted of Isak once he signed upward donning Liverpool from Newcastle in the summer season of 2025 for £125million, becoming the a lot of expensive signing in the Merseyside nightclub’s history.
The 26-year-ratty has racked upward 4 purposes as well as enacted on one facilitate 21 complements in with one voice tournaments for Liverpool this period.
Liverpool demonstrator Isak contrasted to previous Male Utd protector Varane
Previous Chelsea demonstrator Tony Cascarino has elevated priorities over the injury priorities that Isak has been having.
The talkSPORT pundit has enticed contrasts donning Raphael Varane, who signed upward donning Male Utd from Real Madrid in 2021.
Varane had injury crunches at Madrid, as well as the Frenchman’s profession at Male Utd, too, was stressed by wellness and fitness priorities.
The 33-year-ratty previous France global main protector, who tinkered 360 complements in with one voice tournaments for Madrid, rendered single 96 appearances for Male Utd.
Varane vacated Male Utd in the summer season of 2024 as well as switched over to Como, but he had to at some point retire in September 2024 at the age of 31 after withstanding a pensive knee injury.
Cascarino said about Isak on talkSPORT (8:09am, Can 3, 2026): “No, there is one sizable question donning me, is this nonstop injuries since you can’t, you realize, you construct a group.
“I remember once I chatted about Varane at Manchester Joined, Raphael Varane once he signed upward donning Manchester Joined, you good aesthetic dazzles at his injury record, it was loathsome.
“He sift of tinkered over, I reckon, in his 10 years he was at Real Madrid, he had like 220 video games, he harmonized like withheld 20s every period in La Liga.
“Now, Isak has had injury crunches. Obviously, he had a truly poverty-stricken one this year, with one voice correct, so he missed out on a lot of football, but on the totality, he preserves recovering niggles too.
“He had a few at Newcastle. Nicely, if you maintain recovering, you selection upward a groin, then you selection a hamstring, you selection upward a calf bone, it genuinely feels like.
“I don’t realize, as well as we won’t realize this until correct into next off period, is Isak attending have an injury-emancipate period?
“Provided that that’s a sizable question. Provided that he is pretty weak, also but, you realize, he is an athlete, you good aesthetic dazzles at him, he seems to retrieve a lot of niggles.
“He had them at Newcastle. He never had a pensive injury at Newcastle for a long duration of time.”
