Liverpool are slowly clicking into gear under Andoni Iraola and will look to string together a run of wins in all competitions.
After beating LASK and Brentford, the Reds take on Villarreal in the UEFA Champions League later today as they aim to maintain their perfect record in the competition.
Last week, Iraola’s side did well to come from behind to beat Brentford away from home thanks to goals from Victor Munoz and Alexander Isak.
And Jamie Carragher believes the Swedish international is slowly showing signs of replicating his form at Newcastle United.
Jamie Carragher lauds Liverpool striker Alexander Isak
Isak is yet to score in the UEFA Champions League this season, but in the Premier League, he already has five goals to his name.
The Swede provided the telling moment of the game vs Brentford with a fantastic close-range finish in the second half after latching on to a pass from Bradley Barcola.
And Carragher believes his goals could prove to be invaluable for Liverpool this season as they don’t have another reliable goalscorer in the team.
When asked how important Isak could be this season, Carragher said via Sky Sports: “Massively important because Liverpool are not a great goal-scoring team right now.
“They have only scored nine goals in seven Premier League games. Isak has got five in six games, so he’s made a great start.
“We’ve probably still not seen the full version of Isak that we saw at Newcastle, but I think that will come with more games and repetition of training sessions with Andoni Iraola.
“Maybe we’ll see the best of him in the second half of the season. He’s getting goals and he needs to, because there aren’t too many players around him getting goals for Liverpool.”
Isak played 78 minutes last weekend after returning from an injury, so it remains to be seen if he gets a breather later tonight vs Villarreal.
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