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Topics: Alexander Isak, Liverpool, Galatasaray, Champions League, Football
Marcus Chan
Topics: Alexander Isak, Liverpool, Galatasaray, Champions League, Football
A damning Alexander Isak stat has emerged after Liverpool's dreadful defeat by Galatasaray.
Following Saturday afternoon's poor showing against Crystal Palace in the Premier League, Liverpool were looking to quickly get back on track.
On Tuesday night, Arne Slot's men travelled to Rams Park in Istanbul, Turkey, as they look to make it two wins out of two in the UEFA Champions League.
However, against Turkish Super Lig side Galatasaray, Liverpool were nowhere from start to finish as they fell to a 1-0 defeat, thanks to Victor Osimhen's first-half penalty.
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In the second half, with the Reds chasing an equaliser, Slot decided to put on Mohamed Salah and Isak.
However, Liverpool failed to create anything as they left Istanbul empty-handed.
Following the final whistle, a damning stat about Isak instantly went viral on social media.
After entering the pitch with 62 minutes on the clock, record signing Isak only managed a total of four touches. In addition, the 26-year-old only made two successful passes.
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The Athletic's James Pearce wrote on social media: "Isak was on the field for over half an hour and had just four touches."
Reacting to Liverpool's defeat, former Reds striker Daniel Sturridge said on Amazon Prime: "You can see the chemistry is not right. But now is not the time to panic."
Meanwhile, ex-Chelsea winger Pat Nevin said on BBC Radio 5 Live: "Liverpool left it until 15, 20 minutes to go before they turned up the pace. You expected them to breach that defence, but you have to say well done to Galatasaray.
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"Victor Osimhen could have easily scored two or three goals, and there were other opportunities because of Liverpool's sloppiness. Galatasaray were handed opportunities and it could have been worse than 1-0."
Speaking after the match, Reds boss Slot said: "Again disappointed because you lose. Football is about winning. This was a different performance on the ball and off the ball to last Saturday. First half we played quite well.
"We have lost twice in a row. This is something the schedule can bring. Galatasaray away isn’t an easy fixture. Nor is Palace away too. The margins are really small."
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Liverpool will be back in Premier League action this weekend when they take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon.