'I wasn't' - Alexander Isak makes honest claim about himself after Newcastle United win
Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak was delighted to score his first goal of the campaign after admitting he wasn’t at his sharpest.
The Swedish striker scored the winner against Tottenham Hotspur as the Magpies won their first two Premier League home games for the first time since 2000/01.
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Isak netted in the 76th minute after Jacob Murphy’s unselfish set-up. It came after Spurs were on top after an own goal by Dan Burn cancelled out Harvey Barnes’ first-half opener.
"It is my first goal for the season so it's a good feeling that I score that one and we get the win,” said Isak.
"You always have to be concentrated. It's easy to get frustrated. It was a tough game and tough for me - I wasn't at my sharpest. Jacob Murphy had a great assist, very selfless, so it was just being in the right place.”
Newcastle finished the game with only 33% and had half the amount of shots on target as Spurs.
“Generally we weren't expecting to have too much of the ball,” replied Isak. “We wanted to be dangerous on the counter-attack. It wasn't the most beautiful game from our side but we defended really well and scored two so that's good.
"We've always, at home, felt like we have that extra energy. We have spoken about using that. In the second half when we had a bit of a dip in our performance, we got some energy. Small changes made a big difference and really helped us get the win."