'That trust isn't there' - how does Iraola get best out of Isak?

What the report says

BBC Sport Football reports that Alexander Isak scored his first Liverpool goal of the season in Saturday’s 2-2 Premier League draw with Nottingham Forest at Anfield, but the bigger question is how manager Andoni Iraola can shape the team to get more from the club-record signing. The article says Liverpool spent £125m on Isak last summer and that expectations are high after his prolific spell at Newcastle, where he scored 44 league goals across his previous two seasons.

The report says Isak was largely quiet for much of the Forest game, touching the ball only sparingly before finishing Cody Gakpo’s cross for Liverpool’s equaliser after half-time. Former England goalkeeper Joe Hart, speaking as a pundit, argued that Liverpool have not yet built the same understanding with Isak that Newcastle once had, leaving him isolated rather than central to the attack. Isak said after the match that strikers ultimately want to score and hoped the goal would lead to more.

BBC Sport notes that Liverpool have drawn their first two league matches 2-2 and have spent long periods in possession without turning that control into results. That has made life harder for a forward who was used to a more direct, transition-based setup. The article suggests Iraola now faces an early tactical test: whether to build the side around Isak’s strengths or find another attacking solution while the squad adjusts.