{"id":1871,"date":"2025-12-01T14:47:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T06:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/?p=1871"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:47:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T06:47:45","slug":"slot-hails-important-isak-goal-as-liverpool-beat-west-ham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/slot-hails-important-isak-goal-as-liverpool-beat-west-ham\/","title":{"rendered":"Slot hails ‘important’ Isak goal as Liverpool beat West Ham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Arne Slot agreed Alexander Isak’s first Premier League goal for Liverpool was important for both the striker and the reigning English champions as they stopped the rot with a 2-0 win away to West Ham on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isak had failed to score in five previous top-flight appearances since making a British record \u00a3125 million<\/a> ($165 million) move from top-flight rivals Newcastle in September, with his only other goal for the Reds coming in the League Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the Sweden forward’s fine strike at the London Stadium and Cody Gakpo’s stoppage-time goal, gave Liverpool <\/a>– on a run of nine defeats in 12 matches<\/strong> in all competitions – a badly-needed victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s very important for us as a team that we went 1-0 up, but I think it was also important for him because I think it was his third or fourth chance of this game<\/strong>,” said Liverpool manager Slot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I don’t think there was much more than 10 minutes in him to go, so then to score just before you come off was important for us, but also for him<\/strong>.” Isak took dramatic action in a bid to stop Liverpool’s alarming slump by dropping Mohamed Salah for Isak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the first time the Egypt striker had been left out of a Premier League starting line-up since April 2024, also at West Ham in a 2-2 draw<\/strong>. That day Salah came on as a late substitute but on Sunday he did not take the field at all, with Hugo Ekitike replacing shortly after his goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Mo has had an unbelievable career here at this club and will have a very good future at this club because he’s such a special player,” Slot added. “We have four games in 10 days<\/strong> with only 14 to 15 outfield players available for us. Then you have to decide once in a while to make a certain line-up and you try to pick the best line-up for every single game.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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