Howe orders Isak to stay away from club barbecue

Alexander Isak's standoff with Newcastle escalated yesterday when the striker was ordered to train separately from his teammates and stay away from a lunchtime training-ground barbecue.

- Louise Taylor

Eddie Howe, Newcastle's manager, had organised the gathering for his players and staff and their partners and children, but Isak was told to delay his arrival for solitary training until later in the afternoon. The rest of the first-team squad had been put through their paces as they reconvened for the first time since returning from Seoul on Monday.