ALEXANDER'S OF NO GREAT CONCERN TO NEW BOY WOLTEMADE

NICK WOLTEMADE insists he has not given Alexander Isak a second thought since stepping into void the Sweden star left back in August.

- LEE RYDER

The Germany striker has netted seven goals since his £69m move from Stuttgart and silenced a host of critics from his home country And as he looks to shine in his homeland against Bayer Leverkusen tonight, he opened up about the stinging criticism that has come his way.

Asked if it was a tough challenge replacing Isak, Woltemade said: “When you care about stuff like that, where does it end? There are too many people talking about it.

“So I just focus on myself.