Alexander Isak makes his point right in front of Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta

Arsenal lone had 1 changeable connected people successful their 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Newcastle arsenic they struggled to adjacent make opportunities - fto unsocial people them - portion the Magpies showed what a superb endowment they person up beforehand successful Alexander Isak

Alexander Isak scored the victor for Newcastle against Arsenal connected Saturday - months aft Mikel Arteta's men were linked with the Swedish guardant - arsenic the Gunners' deficiency of firepower was laid bare.

Arsenal fired a blank successful their 1-0 nonaccomplishment astatine St James' Park arsenic their rubric hopes were dealt different stroke - being blameworthy of a large miss precocious connected done Declan Rice. The North Londoners lone had 1 changeable connected people arsenic they struggled to adjacent make opportunities - fto unsocial people them - portion Newcastle showed what a superb endowment they person up beforehand successful Isak.

Isak - who netted 25 times for the Magpies past play - took his extremity superbly good arsenic helium powered location a header from Anthony Gordon's cross. He present has 12 goals successful his past 12 matches astatine St James' Park, with Arteta near to rue Arsenal's nonaccomplishment to bring him successful implicit the summer.

Isak was 1 of galore guardant targets linked with Arsenal successful the past transportation model - with mooted transfers for Ivan Toney, Ollie Watkins and Victor Osimhen failing to travel to fruition.

Arteta alternatively opted to support religion with his existing forwards Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz - though the club's request for a accepted No 9 this play has been glaring.

There person been reports Isak could permission Newcastle successful the adjacent aboriginal - with the club's Saudi owners said to beryllium lessening their backing of overseas assets - though manager Eddie Howe said helium was not disquieted astir the imaginable of losing his prima forward.

"Alex’s got a agelong declaration anyhow and we person to beryllium truly cautious regarding our spending owed to PSR. We emotion him and are hopeless for him to enactment astatine Newcastle for galore years and people loads and loads of goals for us, but I don’t spot a short-term contented with his contract.

"Absolutely, determination volition beryllium ongoing talks, but Alex tin lone assistance his concern by playing well. He is an outstanding talent, truly bully with the ball, truly intelligent and a deadly goalscorer erstwhile helium is astatine his implicit best.

Isak has scored 38 goals successful full from 76 outings for Newcastle since being snapped up for a reported interest of £63million from Real Sociedad successful 2022.

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