Liverpool Braces for Tyneside Firestorm as Isak Saga Looms

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·25 août 2025

Liverpool Braces for Tyneside Firestorm as Isak Saga Looms

Slot wary of Newcastle’s electric St James’ Park atmosphere and transfer drama

Liverpool Braces for Tyneside Firestorm as Isak Saga Looms

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Liverpool manager Arne Slot's increasingly concerned about the atmosphere at St James Park ahead of Monday's Premier League match against Newcastle.

Athletic atmosphere at Newcastle

The veteran manager highlighted the buzz of the stadium's fans especially during evening matches recalling previous trips to Tyneside:

"The atmosphere's always intense"

🚨🇸🇪 Newcastle vs Liverpool: 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗸 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁... Special markets: 👀 Isak seen at tonight’s match: 7.00 👕 Isak to be seen wearing a Liverpool shirt: 1001.00 🤝 Isak to shake Slot’s hand during live TV coverage: 5001.00 ↓ 𝗕𝗘𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 ↓
– lundi 25 août 2025

Isak's story adds to the pressure

The match comes amid uncertainty over the future of striker Alexander Isak. The Swedish striker expressed his desire to move to Liverpool but Newcastle rejected bid in excess of 100 million euro and he remains absent from first team training.

The manager's perspective

Slot added about the ongoing transfer controversy and how it'll affect Newcastle's players or their manager:

"Social media's buzzing, but does that affect the minds of the players & the coaching staff? I don't know"..

Arne Slot on if he’s glad Isak isn’t playing: “He scored against us in the League Cup final, and he scored against us in the away game. "So yeah, if they have him, he's a big, big, big threat but like any other team, if one is injured or not there, it's not like the manager
– lundi 25 août 2025