Alexander Isak ‘scolding’ speaks volumes after star holds hands up after World Cup meeting

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SportFootballWorld CupAlexander Isak has helped to see his Sweden side through to the World Cup knockout stages after a 1-1 draw against Japan on FridayAlexander Isak showed his leadership skills after the Liverpool striker scolded Anthony Elanga, who was unaware of Sweden's World Cup qualification situation for the knockout stages. All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageHowever, Magpies forward Elanga has confessed after Friday's draw with Japan that he remained oblivious to the fact that Sweden only required a point to secure their progression into the last 32.Speaking via Swedish newspaper Sportbladet, he said: "I just shouted: 'Come on, we can go for more'.

Yet Elanga appeared to have not absorbed the information.Sweden manager Potter saw the humorous side when quizzed after the match about Elanga's apparent unawareness. We couldn't have been clearer, but he was obviously thinking of something else."Thousands of Liverpool fans upgraded their matchday last season.

This came on the back of Sweden's heavy 5-1 defeat to the Netherlands in their previous fixture.He added: "We analysed the game against the Netherlands. We had to defend the box and wide areas better [today]."We decided to use Jacob's attributes because I think he's a fantastic goalkeeper.