Alan Shearer shows no mercy with Alexander Isak verdict as fitness questioned
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Following the match, Newcastle legend and previous Isak admirer, Shearer, delivered a scathing assessment of the Swedish striker's showing.READ MORE: Daniel Sturridge 'devastated' as Hugo Ekitike injury leaves World Cup in doubtREAD MORE: Hugo Ekitike forced to leave Anfield with injury as 'prayers' sent to stricken starSpeaking on Amazon's Champions League coverage, Shearer remarked: "He wasn't hardly involved at all, was he, Isak? That he didn't see him doing too many more minutes than 45, and that's exactly what happened."In opting to start Isak, Slot also left Mohamed Salah out of his initial line-up.
Prior to the Egyptian's arrival, Jamie Carragher expressed his surprise at Slot's decision to favor Isak over Salah.Carragher remarked: "I can't believe it, that he [Salah] is not playing. The manager will have his reasons, but Isak is nowhere near fit."Mo Salah didn't play in the first leg, so he's not like some of the players who played last week and then played at the weekend in the Premier League."He played in the Premier League, he scored a goal, he's still one of Liverpool, probably Liverpool's best goalscorer.
He's used to this system; Isak's never really played at with Ekitike before."Now I don't think Arne Slot's the type of manager who would almost be thinking, 'I remember what you did to me a few months ago when you called me out publicly.'"Certain managers in the past, I can think of maybe Alex Ferguson... I don't think Arne Slot would, but is it because he's already announced he's leaving?"And it's something like, 'I'm almost going with the players who are going to be here in the next year.' I don't know, it's the only thing I can think of, but even that doesn't make sense, because it's about the here and now, so I'm flabbergasted Mo Salah's not playing."Addressing his team selection ahead of kick-off, Slot explained: "The thinking is that, as we all know, we need to score goals, and there are goals in these players.