Andoni Iraola asked to explain why Dominik Szoboszlai took Liverpool’s penalty vs Newcastle not Alexander Isak

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Newcastle supporters must have had their hearts in their mouths while waiting to see who would take Liverpool’s game-saving penalty during the final minute of stoppage time in Sunday’s match.Having spent the full 95 minutes booing and jeering Alexander Isak relentlessly, their worst nightmare could easily have come true, and the Swede could have stepped up to snatch a win away from them in the last second.Ultimately, they did not need to worry about that, as Dominik Szoboszlai emerged to blast the ball past Lukas Hornicek. Who do you think was Liverpool’s worst player as they snatched a draw with Newcastle?

There were some really poor performances… Credit: Getty Images/Molly Darlington Until May, Mohamed Salah had been Liverpool‘s penalty taker, with his exit meaning that a new one now needs to be found. Both Isak and Szoboszlai have a strong claim to take the mantle, and when faced with the press after the game, Andoni Iraola was asked whether the circumstances of the game meant that the Hungarian took responsibility over Isak on this occasion.Iraola refuses to confirm Liverpool’s penalty takerSzoboszlai has of course taken penalties for Liverpool before, both scoring in the past.Nevertheless, fans would have been more confident of him stepping up than Isak, after the No.

9 had looked shaky in the face of a ferocious welcome back to St James’ Park.Sitting down for his press conference in the stadium on Sunday evening, Iraola expertly side-stepped the issue of whether Isak would ordinarily have taken the penalty.READ MORE: Liverpool’s player ratings vs Newcastle as Andoni Iraola snatches a point at St James’ ParkPhoto by Alfie Cosgrove/News Images/NurPhoto via Getty Images“I think we have not only Dom and Alexander – we have more very good specialists,” said the Basque.“Alexis [Mac Allister] also was on the pitch and he’s a very good penalty-taker, Cody [Gakpo] – we have a lot. It’s an almost impossible penalty to stop.