FORWARD ROLE

Howe: We've moved on but Isak is a hard act to follow

- BY LEE RYDER

EDDIE HOWE insists Newcastle have “moved on’ from the summer saga surrounding Alexander Isak’s acrimonious move to Liverpool.

But the Magpies boss conceded they are still making up for the loss of the Swedish striker on the pitch.

As Newcastle began preparations for this season, Isak quit the club’s training camp before engineering his £125million move to Liverpool by going on strike.

Howe is full of respect for Liverpool, but heads to Merseyside looking to end along run without a Premier League victory at Anfield that stretches back to 1994.

Isak can't play after suffering a broken leg at Tottenham earlier in the season, but Howe said talk

of the Sweden star is no longer a factor in the Toon squad.