<\/p>\n Superstar attacking talent in Hugo Ekitike<\/a>, Alexander Isak<\/a> and Florian Wirtz<\/a>, signed for a combined fee of over \u00a3300 million, endured, mostly, stuttering starts to their Liverpool careers, with one member of the trio describing a \u201cdisconnected\u201d feeling from the club during international duty.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n Alexander Isak processes Slot sacking, describes \u201cdisconnected\u201d feeling<\/p>\n Isak, signed from Newcastle United<\/a> for a record-breaking transfer fee of \u00a3125 million last summer, has expressed his feelings after the sacking of Arne Slot.<\/p>\n Currently on international duty with Sweden<\/a>, the striker, who bagged a strike of vicious calibre yesterday evening in his nation\u2019s 3-1 friendly loss to Norwa<\/a>y, has described a \u201cdisconnected\u201d feeling from Liverpool while being away.<\/p>\n \n Alexander Isak’s debut Liverpool campaign did not go as hoped. (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n “I’ve kind of disconnected from Liverpool now that I’m here [with Sweden]. It’s always sad when a coach has to leave,\u201d the record-breaking attacker said.<\/p>\n Isak, who scored Sweden\u2019s solitary goal through a solo run into a tightly-angled curling effort, then seemingly expressed a lack of surprise at Slot\u2019s exit.<\/p>\n \u201c[The manager is] usually the first position to change when things go badly,\u201d he said, after an injury-ridden debut campaign saw the forward\u2019s goal tally drop from 27 strikes in 2024\/25 to just four this season.<\/p>\n Isak continued: \u201cAs I said, I don’t know much about what has happened or will happen. I wish him all the best.\u201d<\/p>\n The Sweden international, who will no doubt be an integral part of likely next Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola\u2019s plans<\/a>, suffered a broken leg in December against Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>.<\/p>\n Alexander Isak on Arne Slot leaving Liverpool: “I’ve kind of disconnected from Liverpool now that I’m here [with Sweden]. It’s always sad when a coach has to leave. That’s usually the first position to change when things go badly. But as I said, I don’t know much about what has\u2026June 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \n Just when things started to look up for Isak, bad luck struck (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n The match, which ended in a 2-1 victory for the Reds, saw Isak endure the injury at the precise moment of his opening strike, keeping him out of action until early April.<\/p>\n Isak saw his shots per game more than halve under the Dutchman\u2019s watch, dropping from 2.9 at Newcastle in 2024\/25 to a measly 1.2 during his recent campaign for Liverpool.<\/p>\n Having lost club legend Mohamed Salah<\/a>, the Reds will surely turn to their Swedish bagsman in 2026\/27 as the primary source of replacing that output, but only time will tell whether things will finally look up for Isak.<\/p>\n![\"Liverpool](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/LHyeAD3yb7NYB5eUiQ5ehU.jpg\")
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