Newcastle boss Eddie Howe does not want to respond to his Liverpool counterpart Arne Slot after his "smaller club" jibe amid the ongoing Alexander Isak saga.

The Reds boss spoke out after the 26-year-old Sweden international, who headed for Anfield from St James' Park in a protracted £125 million switch after going on strike this summer, limped off of Wednesday night's 5-1 Champions League win at Eintracht Frankfurt with a groin problem.

Slot later said Isak, who has one goal in eight appearances for his new club, was struggling because "you cannot compare a player who maybe hasn't trained or played in preseason for a smaller club to then go to Liverpool."

Asked if he felt he had to respond for Newcastle over Slot's "smaller club" remark given their recent re-emergence, Howe, wh

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