Alexander Isak may be the face of Liverpool’s failure — but their problems go a lot deeper than one signing

“That sums up this season a lot,” said Arne Slot. It is a sentiment he has started to voice often, particularly in the context of injuries. On Saturday, though, he felt the emblematic element was that Alexander Isak’s first Premier League goal for Liverpool at home came at the end of April. Even Nordi Mukiele and Axel Disasi had struck for Liverpool in the top flight on Merseyside before Isak, albeit not deliberately.