Alan Shearer names the three ‘world-class’ forwards in the Premier League

Alan Shearer believes Alexander Isak has played himself into the ‘world-class’ bracket aft a phenomenal commencement to the play with Newcastle.

Isak was erstwhile again astatine the bosom of everything affirmative from Newcastle’s position arsenic Eddie Howe’s broadside came from down to decision Southampton 3-1 astatine St Mary’s connected Saturday.

The Magpies faced an aboriginal scare arsenic Jan Bednarek headed Southampton successful beforehand aft lone 10 minutes but Isak won and converted his ain punishment to equalise midway done the archetypal half.

Isak had his brace conscionable 4 minutes later, with the Swede curling the shot beyond Alex McCarthy to notch his 17th of the top-flight run and marque it 2-1 connected the southbound coast.

Sandro Tonali enactment the visitors retired of show with a 3rd successful the 2nd fractional and the Toon held steadfast to instrumentality to winning ways aft their setback against Bournemouth a week earlier.

The effect ensured Newcastle stay level connected points with fourth-placed Manchester City successful the Premier League table, with the champions overcoming Chelsea aboriginal successful the day.

‘Shall we speech astir Isak? Yeah, wherefore not! Another magnificent performance,’ ex-Newcastle striker Shearer – the Premier League’s all-time apical scorer – said connected the BBC’s Match of the Day programme.

‘Everything astir his game… this is truthful clever (Isak’s play to triumph his spot-kick).

‘He’s successful an offside position, but conscionable ticker his question truthful that helium comes to that presumption wherever helium tin person the pass. He’s nary longer offside.

‘[Joe] Aribo goes up against him. He forces it, helium makes the defender marque a situation and it’s without uncertainty a penalty.’

On Isak’s penalty, Shearer added: ‘He’s got a truly absorbing technique.

‘He has a look astatine the goalkeeper conscionable earlier helium touches the shot and helium puts it into the country of the net.

‘From the different angle, you spot helium has 1 look astatine the goalkeeper and past each of a abrupt he’s connected the shot and conscionable earlier helium gets to the shot helium lifts the caput and looks astatine the goalkeeper again.

‘He sees him spell that broadside and helium slots it to the different side.’

According to Shearer, Isak should present beryllium considered alongside Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah arsenic the league’s genuine ‘world-class’ forwards.

‘I deliberation determination are 3 world-class forwards successful the Premier League now,’ the erstwhile England guardant continued.

‘Haaland being one, Salah being different and I deliberation Isak has played himself into that institution now.’

While Danny Murphy and Gary Lineker some agreed that Isak had enjoyed a magnificent commencement to the season, they judge the Swede inactive has immoderate enactment to bash earlier helium tin beryllium considered genuinely world-class.

‘I really deliberation he’s got world-class quality but to telephone him a world-class player… I deliberation he’s got to bash it for longer,’ ex-Liverpool and England midfielder Murphy said.

Lineker chimed in: ‘I perfectly hold with that.

‘I deliberation he’s decidedly got the capabilities though. There’s nary question astir that.’

Speaking soon aft the last whistle, Newcastle caput manager Howe suggested Isak was reaping the rewards aft putting successful the hard yards successful training.

‘He’s been outstanding this year,’ Howe said.

‘Pretty overmuch since time 1 he’s been a regular scorer for america and that’s nary uncertainty helped his self-belief.

‘His wide assurance erstwhile helium enters the transportation seems truly precocious astatine the infinitesimal and that’s not a given. You person to gain that done your training.’

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