‘Of course’ - Newcastle United’s £63m star sends cheeky warning to Erling Haaland
Alexander Isak got off the mark against Tottenham Hotspur but is already trailing Manchester City ace Erlin Haaland by six goals
Alexander Isak has vowed Newcastle United will improve after breaking his Premier League duck for this season.
Carabao Cup included, it took the Swede four games to get off the mark in 2024-25. Many tipped Isak to challenge Erling Haaland for the Golden Boot given his 25 strikes last time out.
However, the betting markets only point towards the Manchester City machine matching Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry by winning three awards in a row. Henry - who Isak ironically draws comparisons to for his playing style - earned the top scorer gong a record four times.
Haaland (seven) has bagged back-to-back hat-tricks against Leicester City and Ipswich Town to assert a four-goal lead over second-placed Mohamed Salah. Barring injury, few would bet against the Norwegian superstar outscoring his opposition.
But Isak, who bagged twice on the international break, remains confident that more goals - and better performances - will come now he is off the mark. The 24-year-old also took a swipe at Fantasy Premier League players who transferred him out of their teams after a barren start.
“It's much better to hear when people have transferred me out (of FPL) and then score two goals (against Wolves this weekend). That's a much better feeling. I was really pleased (to score against Tottenham).
“The first goal is always really important and of course it was a great assist from Jacob Murphy and I'm happy that he passed to me. Results-wise we've done good (this season), performance-wise we can do much better, which can be a good feeling as well."