Alexander Isak scored his first Premier League goal for Liverpool to set up a much-needed win for the defending champion at West Ham on Sunday.

On a day when Mohamed Salah was dropped to the bench, British record signing Isak opened the scoring at the London Stadium as Arne Slot’s team secured a 2-0 victory. Cody Gakpo got the second for Liverpool, which went into the match on a run of six losses in its last seven league games.

Isak, a $170 million signing from Newcastle in the summer, had not scored in his five league games for his new club and only had one goal in 10 games in all. But in the absence of Salah, the Sweden international converted with a first-time effort in the box after 60 minutes to open his Premier League account for the season.

Joshua Zirkzee ended a scoring drough

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