Teddy Sheringham has hailed Liverpool's Alexander Isak as the Premier League's best striker and backed him to beat Manchester City's Erling Haaland to the Golden Boot
Bradley Barcola, Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak of Liverpool
Bradley Barcola, Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak of Liverpool(Image: Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
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Manchester United legend Teddy Sheringham has tipped Liverpool striker Alexander Isak to be the best striker in the Premier League. The Sweden international has also been backed to win the Golden Boot award this term.
Isak has already scored four goals in the Premier League this season, one more than he managed across the whole of last season in the top flight, and will be looking to add more to his tally when the campaign resumes after the international break.
The 27-year-old was forced to spend a large amount of last season on the sidelines through injury, having suffered a fractured fibula and an ankle injury back in December.
Isak has been thriving under new boss Andoni Iraola, and Sheringham has tipped the Liverpool frontman to edge out Manchester City talisman Haaland in the race for the Premier League's Golden Boot.
Sheringham also outlined why he believes rival clubs should be "worried" about the threat Isak poses throughout the campaign ahead.
"I really like Alexander Isak. I like what he gives you as a centre-forward," Sheringham said in an interview with Hajper.
"He was obviously not right last season but the whole situation at Liverpool was wrong, even down to playing two centre-forwards, and it just didn't work for anyone.
"For me, he's the best striker in the Premier League. He is phenomenal. I'd like to see him win the Golden Boot this year, and not just to beat Erling Haaland but for the way that Isak plays the game, and how hungry he is for goals.
"I like his demeanor on the pitch. He wants to score goals and he can score goals, and his goals against Ipswich Town were fantastic.
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"That should get the rest of the Premier League worried this season, I love it. He looks back to his very best, sharp shooting, getting it out of his feet and... bang, goal!
"He knows where the goal is on both sides, and he really is fantastic in the box, just being in the right place at the right time, and following up on chances.
"When other strikers would be standing still on the penalty spot, he's watching what is going on, always on the move in the box. We saw that against Bournemouth. It might have looked like the ball just fell to him, but it's because of his movement and momentum to take him there to get that goal.
"These are all the signs of a striker with the proper goalscoring attributes to be the very best in the world at what he does."