Alexander Isak says he and Florian Wirtz ‘agreed’ on who scored second Liverpool goal v Monaco
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The debate is set to continue as to exactly how many goals Alexander Isak scored in Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat to Monaco on Sunday afternoon.The Swedish striker opened the scoring at Anfield on the quarter-hour mark with a clinical low finish past Lukas Hradecky, although the identity of the goalscorer for the Reds’ second strike of the day was much harder to ascertain.A rather untidy goalmouth scramble in the 29th minute resulted in the ball being prodded to the visitors’ net from close range, with both the £125m man and Florian Wirtz going for it as they sought to poke it over the goalline.Isak unsure who exactly scored the second goalSome reporters ultimately credited the second goal to Isak, although the match report on the official Liverpool website gave it to the Germany international.When asked to clear up who exactly got the final touch, the Reds’ number 9 was unable to give a definite answer, telling liverpoolfc.com: “I think we agreed, me and Flo, that we both got a touch on the ball, but obviously I don’t know who got the first one or the last one. It felt like I was on the ball.
I don’t really know.”Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustIsak and Wirtz starting to form a delightful chemistryWe’ll leave it to Isak and Wirtz to work it out between themselves as to who’ll claim that 29th-minute goal, but from an overall Liverpool perspective, the chemistry between the pair this afternoon bodes well for the season ahead.The two £100m+ signings both endured plenty of external criticism in the 2025/26 campaign as they were unable to deliver upon initial expectations after coming to Anfield, but with the Swedish striker now having a proper pre-season, he in particular looks far better primed for the months ahead than he did this time last year.
Our second goal of the game, scored by Wirtz… we think 🤔 pic.twitter.com/FUzA363Oxw — Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 9, 2026The Liverpool Echo‘s Paul Gorst opined that ‘there were enough flashes here to suggest the £241m duo can, in time, showcase exactly why they are first and second on Liverpool’s list of most expensive players’.Meanwhile, The Athletic‘s Andy Jones wrote: ‘If Liverpool can see this version of Isak and Wirtz consistently during the upcoming season, there is plenty to be excited about.’There were promising signs of a genuinely effective partnership developing between the pair in the friendly against Leeds last week, and they linked up smoothly with each other again today, with the German cleverly finding space in between the lines and the Swedes posing a threat in behind the Monaco defence.Both players will feel they have a lot to prove after the hardship of 2025/26, but we’re already seeing some delightful glimpses of how lethal a double act they could become if they build upon what we’ve seen in the last two games and – crucially – both remain fit.