‘The set-up here is very good’ – Newcastle boss Eddie Howe responds to Arne Slot’s ‘smaller club’ jibe after Alexander Isak’s Liverpool switch

Eddie Howe stopped short of getting embroiled in a war of words with Arne Slot after the Liverpool boss labelled Newcastle a “smaller club” when questioning their handling of Alexander Isak. The striker was in the process of regaining his match fitness following his British record transfer in the summer, before sustaining a groin injury in the Reds’ victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday.